Chapter 09 Court Organization Structure, Functions, and the Trial Process

Chapter 9 in Kenneth J. Peak's Introduction to Criminal Justice Practice and Process: 3rd edition book covers the federal and state court systems, appellate courts, jurisdiction, pretrial and trial process, and new technology within the courts. These notes will provide you with an overview of the state and federal court system; types of jurisdictions; types of appellate courts; the U.S. Supreme Court procedures; and pretrial and trial processes. ***DISCLAIMER*** ALL of the content presented here were not originally my ideas or own words. They were collected from Note Taking Guide provided by Professor Gillian Pinchevsky and the following book used in this course: Title: Introduction to criminal justice : practice and process / Kenneth J. Peak, Tamara D. Madensen. Description: Third Edition. | Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, [2018] | Revised edition of Introduction to criminal justice, [2017]