In the felony arrest process, which stage involves a court where felony cases may be heard?

In the felony arrest process, which stage involves a court where felony cases may be heard?

• A. Preliminary Hearing
• B. Grand Jury
• C. Supreme Court
• D. Arraignment

Answer: (C)

Felony cases go to the trial-level court where they can be heard and decided. In New York, that court is the Supreme Court, which handles felonies and conducts the trial process. The other stages have different purposes: a preliminary hearing is about establishing probable cause to move forward, a grand jury decides whether there is enough evidence to indict, and an arraignment is the defendant’s first court appearance to be formally charged and enter a plea. So, the step where the felony case is actually heard in court is the Supreme Court.

Felony cases go to the trial-level court where they can be heard and decided. In New York, that court is the Supreme Court, which handles felonies and conducts the trial process. The other stages have different purposes: a preliminary hearing is about establishing probable cause to move forward, a grand jury decides whether there is enough evidence to indict, and an arraignment is the defendant’s first court appearance to be formally charged and enter a plea. So, the step where the felony case is actually heard in court is the Supreme Court.