I feel completely ignorant asking this. Even worse that I cannot find the terms to google it myself....
I need to know the chain of commands for an accused person to be released based on the police officer's offense/incident report.
The responding officer determines if an arrest/ticket needs to be issued. If ticketed the DA? Judge? Determines guilt. Correct?
If arrested...can the officer's superior officers dismiss charges? The judge (called whom) that comes to post bail? Then where? DA? Jury?
Do I make sense?
I need to know the chain of commands for an accused person to be released based on the police officer's offense/incident report.
The responding officer determines if an arrest/ticket needs to be issued. If ticketed the DA? Judge? Determines guilt. Correct?
If arrested...can the officer's superior officers dismiss charges? The judge (called whom) that comes to post bail? Then where? DA? Jury?
Do I make sense?