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| Examination of physical evidence |
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| Anything that tends to establishing or disproving a fact. |
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| Science of projectiles, from bullets. |
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| Examination of bite marks |
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| Investigations of sudden, unexplained, or violent death |
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| Study of pollen and spores |
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| Legislative acts declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something |
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| Body of law made up of judicial opinions |
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| Noncriminal suits bought to protect or preserve a civil or private right or matter |
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| Rights setting the acceptable limits of conduct in society |
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| A minor crime speeding, DUI, etc. |
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| A serious crime such as murder, rape, etc. |
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| Reasonable person viewing the information would conclude that a crime has been committed |
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| Miranda Rights/Miranda Warning |
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| Rights guaranteed that police must tell arrestees about, especially the right to remain silent and to an attorney |
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| Procedure following arrest that request basic information |
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| First act in a criminal proceeding, where the defendant is brought before the court to hear charges |
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| A defendant neither admits nor denies a crime |
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| Preliminary/Evidentiary Hearing |
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| A hearing before a judge to determine whether a person charged with a crime should be held for trial |
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| Money guarantee you will be back |
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| Group of your peers sworn to bring accusations against the suspected criminals |
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| Formally accuse a person of a crime |
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| Agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge |
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| A breach of a right, duty, or law |
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| Violation of a rule or law that is not punishable by prison |
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| In evidence law, tending to prove something |
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| Has information about the subject |
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| Testimony given by a witness |
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| Specialist in a subject, offer technical who may present their opinion without witnessing the crime |
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| Scientific evidence is admissible at trial |
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| Updated revision of the Frye Standard |
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| Theories based on a distorted, flawed, or untested hypotheses |
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