Abstract This paper explores the evolution, history, and modern structure of the U.S. Criminal Court System. The paper looks at the appellate review process, federal rules of criminal procedure, and the appellate jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Outline
Evolution and History of the Criminal Justice System
Modern Structure of the Criminal Justice System
The Appellate Review Process
The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The United States Supreme Court
From the Paper "When the British first colonized the Americas, they adopted their centuries? old "Royal Privy Council" as a judicial system, as a separate branch of government. Prior to the American Revolution, the individual American colonies all developed and maintained their own criminal (and civil) justice systems with absolutely no uniformity among them, either procedurally or statutorily. More importantly, there was no official method for mediating disputes between citizens of different colonies."
