YOU HAVE BEEN ARRESTED - WHAT NEXT?
What happens after you get arrested and taken to jail in Minnesota? If you can't afford a lawyer, you are at the mercy of a justice system that treats you like a number, not a person.
Most likely you will be assigned a Public Defender who will be nearly impossible to get hold of. Your questions will go unanswered for days, weeks, and sometimes months. You will feel as though you are dead to the world outside of the jail.
WHAT IS IN THS VIDEO?
In this video we attempt to walk you through - step by step - what you can expect all the way through the Minnesota (municipal, county, or district) Criminal Court System, from your arrest until your sentencing and everything in between.
This is not legal advice. This is just a basic outline of the process. It may seem long, but it is important to understand each step. We have made the video as concise as possible.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
If you are a friend or family member of someone arrested, it is important to understand what each step in the process is, and what the offender's rights are.
COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR INMATE
While they are in jail awaiting trial or a plea deal, our website ([ Ссылка ]) provides you information for each jail in Minnesota regarding searching for an inmate, visiting, mail, phoning, sending money, email and texting.
We also have a full page on the court process details described in this video, bail and bonding, the difference between felonies and misdemeanors, and how they are treated in Minnesota.
MORE INFORMATION
For all the inmate and court information, start here and select your Minnesota county, then the specific jail. [ Ссылка ]
If you have any questions, list them below and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can.
SKIP TO A SECTION IN THE PROCESS:
0:00 Intro
0:38 The Crime
0:59 The Arrest
1:21 The Booking
2:21 Being Detained
2:50 Hearings & Appearances
3:35 Initial Appearance
4:55 The Arraignment
6:22 Preliminary Hearing
7:07 Pretrial Proceedings
7:26 Discovery
7:48 Pretrial Motions
8:12 Pretrial Conference
8:49 Plea Deal
9:20 The Trial
10:25 The Sentencing
