THE COURT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN AMERICA 5 Running head: THE COURT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN AMERICA 1 The Court and Criminal Justice System of America Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation The Court and Criminal Justice System of America The American court system is hierarchical with Supreme Court at the apex and magistrate courts at the bottom. The services on the court system are delivered by prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges (Neubauer & Fradella, 2018). The criminal judicial process constitutes an arrest, initial appearance, Bail, Preliminary hearing, arraignment, trial, and later sentencing. While sentencing occurs after the defendant is determined whether guilty or innocent, the decision of any