NALA Certified Paralegal Practice Exam

The correct order of events in legal proceedings is Arrest, Indictment, Preliminary hearing, Plea bargain. Option A consists of the correct chronological order. Option B is incorrect because the preliminary hearing occurs after an arrest and before a plea bargain, not before the arrest. Option C is incorrect because the arrest must occur before any plea bargain negotiations take place. Option D is incorrect because the indictment must come before any plea bargain negotiations or a preliminary hearing.