THE COURT SYSTEM

General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courts have jurisdiction of felony preliminary hearings, misdemeanors, juvenile matters, and traffic offenses.

Felony cases begin in General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courts and progress to the Grand Jury and then proceed on to the Circuit Court. Felony cases can also begin by Direct Indictment before the Grand Jury.

 

 

GENERAL DISTRICT / JUVENILE & DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS

Arrest

Arraignment

Preliminary Hearing / Misdemeanor Plea and Sentencing

 

 

CIRCUIT COURT

Grand Jury Hearing

Arraignment

Jury Trial / Guilty Plea

Sentencing

Prison / Probation