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* Use the standard ‘Judge Selection’ method to select a Judge.
* The Judge, defendant, attorney(s), & prosecutor(s) normally should be present in the courtroom.
* The preliminary Judge must give the prosecutor(s) and defendant(s) a 30 minute notice from when the trial starts, both must be awake.
* If at least the defendant, a prosecutor, and the Judge are present after the 30 minute notice expires the trial may continue even with missing people.
  Preliminary Court Hearing
* The prosecutor(s) start with a list of what laws they believe the defendant has broken along with key components of their case such as motive, evidence, and if they have witnesses.
* The attorney(s) list why their client is innocent and how the charges against the defendant aren’t true. The Judge then decides if it is sufficient enough to proceed with a trial or if it is a waste of time and dismisses the case. Dismissed = Innocent.
  Trial Preparation
* If the trial has been accepted then put the AP Report back into the cabinet assigned "Pending Trials".
* If the accused was previously imprisoned they should return to their confinement while awaiting the main trial.
  Recess
* Use the standard ‘Judge Selection’ method to select a Judge.
* The Judge, defendant, attorney(s), & prosecutor(s) normally should be present in the courtroom.
* The trial Judge must give the prosecutor(s) and defendant(s) a 30 minute notice from when the trial starts, both must be awake.
* If at least the defendant, a prosecutor, and the Judge are present after the 30 minute notice expires the trial may continue even with missing people.
* This period is just waiting for another (or temporary) Judge to take up the main trial. This step could take 30 minutes or multiple days. Attorney(s) may speak privately with the defendant, gather witnesses, and continue to gather evidence. The prosecutor(s) may speak privately, gather witnesses, and continue to gather evidence.
  Pleadings
* The prosecutor(s) must list each of their previous charges again one by one and the defendant will plead innocent or guilty to each of them.
* You may add additional charges, assuming you found additional evidence of wrongdoing.
* If the defendant pleads guilty to all of them then skip to 'Sentencing'.
  Trial
  Verdict
  Sentencing
* If deemed guilty then each law broken is listed with the punishment for each law broken.
* Each punishment being no less than the minimum and no more than the maximum.
* Then a total of the punishments is stated if more than one law was broken. Sentences per law broken may stack.
* When setting a repayment amount it does not count as a fine, it counts as repayment.
* If deemed to owe an amount then the amount should be immediately paid. If the amount is not paid while still in the courtroom then AP may be used to collect that amount either through force or through detainment and forced labor.
* A fine/repayment is always attempted to be collected before attempting to collect via labor as long as the punishment isn't specifically labor.

* The suer will fill out a Sue Form and hand it over to PR.
* The PR individual will deposit it into the cabinet assigned Judicial Review.
  Judicial Review
* The Judge will review the Sue Form and will Accept or Dismiss it.
* No appealing with the exception of a revision.
  Letters & Serving
* If accepted, the SPS (Shell Postal Service) will ensure that the defendant gets a copy of the Sue Form so that they are aware that they are being sued.
* They will be prompted to fill out a Sue Response Form and potentially attach a Sue Form in order to counter sue.
* The SPS (Shell Postal Service) will ensure that the other party receives the response, potentially with a counter-Sue Form as well.
  Conversing
* As both parties involved in the suing process may never be able to meet face to face they will all communicate via letters.
* All letters from either side and the Judge will be seen by all three, as if they were in a courtroom itself.
* All letters must be signed & properly dated by the writer to be considered valid.
* All individuals involved will submit these letters to PR to converse and have a right to copies of all letters submitted to PR concerning their suing situation.
* The Judge is welcome to ask questions in person as well to better understand the case but their written statements are preferred for proper documentation.
  Sentencing
* The 'Conversing' communication will go back and forth between the Judge and two parties until the Judge believes nothing more is being added.
* The Judge will fill out a Judicial Compensation Form that states who owes money to who or if anyone owes money at all.
* The Judicial Compensation Form will then be put into the cabinet assigned Wanted Criminals.
  Collecting
* The Judicial Compensation Form is legally a Conviction Summons.
* AP may legally extract the money from the guilty party and then transfer it to the owed party.
* If the guilty party cannot or refuses to pay, AP may fill out a Labor Ledger and then assign them a labor amount as per Shell Law. AP will pay the owed individual the owed amount out of AP's account after the guilty individual has completed their owed labor.