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STEPS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
1. Individual reports crime to
law enforcement.
2.
Investigation/Arrest/Formal Reading of charge in Metropolitan Court.
3. Grand Jury or
Preliminary Hearing to establish if probable cause exists to bind defendant over to
District Court.
4. Arraignment and formal
charge in District Court and review of bond conditions.
5. Formal pretrial motions
and hearings.
6. Pre-Trial Conference.
7. Jury Trial or plea by
defendant.
8. Sentencing Hearing.
9. Appeals if filed.
Taken from: VICTIM IMPACT
PROGRAM brochure.
Office of the District Attorney, New Mexico.
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