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| Juvenile court is a department within |
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| superior court, unlimited calendar |
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| pre-pre and preliminary hearings |
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| "held to answer" or "bound over" |
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| probable cause established; defendant rearraigned on the unlimited calendar |
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| no contest; procedurally the same as a guilty plea |
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| to determine probable cause |
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| superior court is a court of |
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| California does not apply common law to |
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| represents indigent defendants |
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| chief law enforcement of the county |
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| chief law enforcement of the state (Kamala Harris) |
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| How many coroners are there in every county? |
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| hears most appeals from superior court |
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| ex parte (D.A. Plf attorney); bypasses the pre-pre and the preliminary hearings |
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| fine or county jail (a year or less) or both |
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| over a year in state prison |
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| "Counts" in juvenile court |
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| "People" in juvenile court |
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| "Trials" in juvenile court |
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| What is the difference between murder and manslaughter? |
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| Reporter's transcript: preliminary hearing |
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| Reporter's transcript: grand jury hearing |
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| 10 days, and becomes public 10 days after both parties receive it |
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| Reporter's transcript: sentencing hearing |
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| 10 days. A sentence of probation is not automatically transcribed. |
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| one found guilty of a misdemeanor |
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| the accused's first appearance in court; rights and charges are read, and the plea is entered |
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| charges filed by the D.A. (District Attorney) |
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| charges filed by the grand jury (true bill) |
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| misconduct in public office |
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| evil in and of itself; such as murder, rape, arson, and robbery |
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| The right versus wrong test for insanity |
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| When the accused pleads guilty to a misdemeanor |
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| sentenced on limited calendar |
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| The accused pleads not guilty to a misdemeanor |
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| tried on limited calendar |
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| Court of Appeals justices |
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| elected by the voters; vacancies filled by Governor's appointment |
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| automatically appealed to the Supreme Court |
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| judicial inquiry into the circumstances of death (suspicion of foul play) |
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| right to remain silent, etc. (Miranda vs. Arizona) |
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| The landmark case that provided the right to counsel at the police/custody/arrest |
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| discretionary power of the Supreme Court |
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| specialized panel of selected jurors; selected to hear technical cases (tradition only; rarely used) |
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| lists filing times for preliminary hearings |
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| Which code defines crimes |
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| held as though no previous trial had been held (new trial); on mistrial or remand (sent from appeals back to superior court) |
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| sealed transcript; confidential; when a juvenile case, reporter's transcrip is prepared only upon judge's order |
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| motion to set aside the Indictment or Information (no probable cause) |
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| motion to sequester witnesses |
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| motion to suppress illegally seized evidence |
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| negotiated plea, lesser felony |
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| motion to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor |
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| to sever the codefendants (separate trials) |
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| unreasonable search and seizure |
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| due process - double jeopardy, self-incrimination |
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| equal protection clause applied 5th Amendment guarantees to citizens of all states |
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| right to speedy trial by jury of one's peers; right to counsel; right to confront those who accuse you; right to call witnesses on your own behalf |
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| order to a public official or agency to do a specific act |
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| writ of judicial review; an appellate method |
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| to question detention without due process of law |
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| civil jurisdiction of U.S. District Court |
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| issues may be state or federal |
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| where a federal trial would commence (original jurisdiction) |
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| exhaustion of judicial remedies |
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| failed in state system; go to U.S. Supreme Court |
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| citizen of one state sues a citizen of another state |
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| all justices sitting on the bench with no absentees (Supreme Court and circuit Courts) |
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| highest court of the land; original jurisdiction when ambassadors are involved |
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| appeal from the Court of Claims go to |
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| When one dies intestate... |
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| blood relationship (lineal descendants) |
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| vaguely expressed wishes that the courts are not obligated to interpret |
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| process of proving a will to be valid |
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| unintentionally omitted; allowed to inherit |
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| entirely in the handwriting of the testator |
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| anthing that can be inherited; real or personal property |
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| one capable of being changed |
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| amendment or supplement to a will |
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| appointed to represent a minor or one mentally incompetent, during the litigation |
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| secondary probate proceedings in another state; subordinate or auxiliary |
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| lessening or cancellation of a legacy becuase the testator parted with it |
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| lessening or cancellation of a legacy because of excessive debts |
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| by family roots; manner of inheritance when one dies intestate |
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| right to inherit or dispose of property by a will (Probate Code) |
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| what is left after debts are satisfied |
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| woman named in a will, to carry out the wishes of the testator |
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| inducing one to commit perjury; punishable the same as perjury |
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| conspiracy between two or more to commit fraud |
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| knowledge of the falseness; guilty knowledge in cases of fraud |
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| having legal capacity under the law |
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| citations 32 Cal.App.4th, 674 |
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| 32 = Volume; 4 = series; 674 = page number |
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| unclaimed/abandoned goods; lost and found assets |
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| something is suspended or held in abeyance (until a case is completed) |
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| rights and duties of citizens toward one another |
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| method to prepare a case for trial or to a final decree |
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| cruical point; foundation of a lawyer's case |
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| for a stronger reason or towards a stronger reason |
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| special purpose; "ad hoc committee" ; usually temporary |
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| deductive reasoning; stating a theory or a conclusion before gathering all the facts |
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| intent to make a will; necessary element of a valid will |
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| critical element: such as malice aforethought in the killing or murder |
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| sent back to original trial court |
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| summary of reported casepoints |
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| written opinions from cases decided in apellate courts. Sets a precedent for future cases |
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| letter or request from a U.S judge to a judge in a foreign country asking to send someone back to states or asking for sworn testimony |
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| Federal U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice |
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| California Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| Federal U.S. Attorney General |
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| California Attorney General |
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| absolve; exonerate; innocent |
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| considered secret; only the prosecution's side is represented |
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| a repeater; habitual lawbreaker |
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| charges in a criminal complaint |
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| release of a convict on good behavior before the entire sentence is served |
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| guilty, not guilty, and nolo contendere |
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| public record of court proceedings kept by the court clerk |
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| the critical element of murder one |
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| if a person is in contempt of court for nonappearance, the judge will use it |
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| a person who has full legal capacity and is not limited by any legal disability |
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