FILED

The office of the Prosecuting Attorney assigns the report to one of the deputy prosecuting attorneys. The report is evaluated to determine if there is enough evidence to file charges. At this time, one of three things will occur: 

  1. No charges are filed due to lack of evidence
  2. Further investigation is required, and law enforcement is asked to obtain the information; or 
  3. Charges are filed in a document called an Information.


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1. REPORTING THE CRIME
2. FILED
3. PRELIMINARY APPEARANCE
4. ARRAIGNMENT
5. OMNIBUS HEARING
6. 3.5/3.6 HEARING
7. CHANGE OF PLEA HEARING
8. TRIAL
9. SENTENCING