1. The Adjudication Process The concept that a trial is a “battle” between the state and a legal “champion” who represents the defendant is the basic legal philosophy of the American criminal justice system.

2. Following the Arrest and Booking

3. Pretrial Proceedings and Motions

4. Figure 7.1 Disposition of Federal Suspects Arrested in 2004 Source : Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004 Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, p. 1.

5. Three Other Important Decisions before the Trial

6. People Necessary for a Criminal Trial

7. The Criminal Trial

8. Closing Arguments