Hearing Types

Arraignment: The defendant is brought before the court to plead to the charges in the complaint.

Pre-Trial: A conference of both the prosecuting attorney and defense to discuss the possibility of disposing of a case prior to a trial.

Motions: An oral or written request made by a party to the court for a ruling or order directing some act or action to be performed.

Court Trial: There is no jury and a judicial officer determines both the issues of law and the facts of a case. The judicial officer will determine guilt or innocence and impose sentence.

Jury Trial: The case is presented to a jury and the factual questions and the final judgment are determined by a jury.

Sentencing: (Terminal Disposition), (Formal/Informal Probation): Judgment of the court.

Terminal disposition: A sentence doesn’t include probation and will close once the terms of the sentence are satisfied.

Formal/Informal Probation: Supervised by Probation Dept/Non Supervised by Probation. Conditional sentence in lieu of imposing the maximum penalty and subject to conditions imposed by the court.

Probation Violation Arraignment/Hearing: Failure to comply with a term or condition of probation.

Probation Modification: Request to modify a term or condition of probation.

Arraignment: The defendant is brought before the court to plead to the charges in the complaint.

Pre-Trial: A conference of both the prosecuting attorney and defense to discuss the possibility of disposing of a case prior to a trial.

Motions: An oral or written request made by a party to the court for a ruling or order directing some act or action to be performed.

Preliminary Hearing: Hearing by a judge to determine if there is enough evidence to convict the person of the charges before them. If so, they will be held to answer to Superior Court and a new charging document titled an Information will be filed.

Held to Answer/Arraignment: New charging document titled an Information will be filed and defendant is arraigned again.

Trial Setting Conference: If after discussions between counsel and the court and no disposition having been reached, the case is given a trial date with pre-trial motions set as needed.

Pre-Trial: A conference of both the prosecuting attorney and defense to discuss the possibility of disposing of a case prior to a trial.

Motions: An oral or written request made by a party to the court for a ruling or order directing some act or action to be performed.

Court Trial: There is no jury and a judicial officer determines both the issues of law and the facts of a case. The judicial officer will determine guilt or innocence and impose sentence.

Jury Trial: The case is presented to a jury and the factual questions and the final judgment are determined by a jury.

Sentencing: (Terminal Disposition), (Formal/Informal Probation) (State Prison): Judgment of the court.

Terminal disposition: A sentence doesn’t include probation and will close once the terms of the sentence are satisfied.

Formal/Informal Probation: Supervised by Probation Dept/Non Supervised by Probation. Conditional sentence in lieu of imposing the maximum penalty and subject to conditions imposed by the court.

Probation Violation Arraignment/Hearing: Failure to comply with a term or condition of probation.

Probation Modification: Request to modify a term or condition of probation.