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A Step by Step Guide to a Criminal Case

If you or a loved one has been charged with a crime in Johnson County or one of the Municipal Courts in Johnson County you probably have a bunch of questions.  This guide will walk you through the criminal defense process from start to finish.  This is a general guide, and it will answer general questions it is not ment to serve as a substiute for an experienced criminal defense lawyer.  It is always best when you are charged with a crime or think that criminal charges may be comming, to sit down with an a criminal defense lawyer and discuss your situation in depth. 

The criminal defense lawyers at Roth Davies, LLC have created this guide because we want you to understand more about the system and where you may fall within that system.  Also, as explained in many of the pages below, processes and procedures can be different depending on what level of crime you are charged with and what court you are in.  There are different procedures for a misdemeanor case than a felony case and different procedures for municipal cases than state court cases.  Many of these differences are highlighted and explained in this guide, however, the guide would be to volumous if every detail of each process was explained.  If you are charged with a crime and need help, read this guide and give our office a call for a free consultation.

A Quick Guide - Arrest, Jail and the Court Process

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Step 1 – Investigation Of A Possible Criminal Act

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Step 2 – Filing Charges After An Investigation

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Step 3 – Getting Arrested On A Criminal Case

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Step 4 – Bonding Out Of Jail

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Step 5 – First Appearance On Your Case

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Step 6 – Getting Discovery From The Prosecutor

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Step 7 – Preliminary Examination

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Step 8 – Filing Motions In A Criminal Case

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Step 9 – Doing Your Own Discovery

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Step 10 – Going To Pretrial Conference

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Step 11 – Taking Your Case To Trial

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Step 12 – The Verdict

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Step 13 – Post Trial Motions

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Step 14 – Preparing For Sentencing

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Step 15 – The LSI-R (Level of Service Inventory-Revised)

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Step 16 – Sentencing

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