- Preliminary Hearing Videos
- Anatomy of Criminal Trial (Video)
The Analysis of a criminal case (Horton Hatches The Egg). Any person watching this video should familiarize themselves with the Dr. Sues story of Horton Hatches the Egg.
- First Appearance
The first appearance hearing normally occurs within forty-eight hours of an arrest. It is the first court date after a person has been arrested for either a misdemeanor or felony offense.
- Preliminary Hearing
The preliminary hearing typically occurs between ten and fourteen days after arrest. A preliminary hearing (also known as a “probable cause” hearing, or “commitment” hearing) is a
- Bond Hearing
If the Magistrate Court judge cannot set a bond pursuant to O.C.G.A. 17-6-1 (charges that only a Superior Court judge can set bond on,
- Arraignment
The arraignment can occur anywhere between three months and eighteen months after the arrest.
- Calendar Call
Jury trials are a logistical nightmare. The prosecutor must gather all of the state’s witnesses, each of whom has his own life, employment issues and childcare issues.
- Pre-Trial Hearings
A pretrial conference is a meeting of the parties to a case conducted prior to trial. The conference is held before the trial judge or a magistrate,
- Trial
There are two types of trials: bench trials and jury trials. The reasons for agreeing to a bench trial, where a judge sits as the jury, are so few that I won’t waste any time discussing them, but instead turn my attention jury trials.
