United States' Legal System , Criminal Justice Process, and the Exclusionary Rule

Procedural Law And The Bill Of Rights
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Procedural Law And The Bill Of Rights
1 Compare and contrast two of the sources of the rights and fundamental principles found in the United States' legal system as outlined by the text. 
The United States draws its law from various sources. Some of the primary sources of rights and fundamental principles in the US legal system include the constitution and the statutory law. The US constitution is the preeminent source of law in America. All other laws including statutes, case law, and administrative law must comply by the US Constitution. Additionally, every state is governed by its constitution. State constitutions cannot, however, contradict the United States Constitution which is the supreme source of law in the land. The state constitution can also not grant lesser rights for the state residents than the federal US constitution.
Statutory laws, on the other hand, are laws enacted by the legislatures. In the United States, legislation of statutes is done by both the federal and state legislatures. Once the statutes are passed during the legislative process, the statutory laws are arranged according to the subject and are then published in a code. Statutory laws passed by the federal legislative process are published in a code referred to as the United States Code. The federal US constitution defines the roles of the legislative branch and limits its powers that it can exercise during the legislative process of adopting, modifying or doing away with common law.
2 Critically analyze and discuss three steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment. 
The criminal justice process involves various processes by the law enforcement officers from arrest to imprisonment. Before the accused are convicted and tried in the court of law, warrants, interrogation, and legal arrests are made followed by the officially charging the accused. The processes involved in the criminal justice system include adjudication, trial, sentencing, appeals, and imprisonment. Below, I delve into three of these processes.
Adjudication of the Defendant
Following the legal issuance of arrest warrants and interrogation, the suspect is arrested and is expected to be arraigned within a few hours of arrest. The period between arresting and presenting the defendant to the court is not standard and differs from state to state. The matter is brought to the attention of the court for a hearing. The court may either decide to release or ask the defendant to post bail. Gibson (2002) opines that various factors influence the decision of the court towards the defendant. Such factors may include the defendant’s previous criminal record if any, the nature of the crime at hand, and the flight likelihood of the suspect. The court provides the defendant with an attorney in case the defendant does not have one. Preliminary evidence is examined by the judge from which a verdict or indictment is made. A hearing is then set by the court to determine the possibility of posting bail for the defendant, and if so, how much to be paid. Depending on the nature of the crime committed, the defendant may be arraigned to the court again to enter a plea.
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