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The Study and application of science ot matters of law; May also include broader areas of investigation,
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| The examination of physical evidence |
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| Anything that tends to establish or disaprove a fact. Evidence can include documents, testimony, and other objects |
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| Regulation and enforcement of rights, setting the acceptable limits of conduct in society |
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| Deals with noncriminal suits brought to protect or preserve a civil or a private right or matter |
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| A minor crime, less than a felony, usually punished with a fine or confinement other than prison |
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| A serious crime, such as murder, punishable by more than one year of imprisonment up to execution |
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| Situation in which a reasonable and prudent person, viewing available informaiton would conclude that a crime has been committed and that the suspect committed it |
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| Rights guaranteed by the Constitution that police much tell arrestees about, especially the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney |
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| A Police procedure following arrest that requests basic information about the suspect, a photograph, fingerprints and perhaps a lineup |
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| In evidence law, tending to prove something |
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| In evidence law, relevant and significant. A material witness has informaiton about the subject |
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| A person who is a specialist in a subject, often technical, who may present hsi or her expert opinion without actually witnessing any occurrence relating to the case. |
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| Commonly called the "general acceptance" test. Dictates that scientific evidence is admissible at trial only if the methodology on which the opinion is based has gained general acceptance in the field |
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| Revision of the Frye standard to keep junk science out of the court room |
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| Theories based on distorted, flawed or untested hypotheses not derived from or tested by the scientific method |
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