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12th Grade
05/23/2011

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Term
State Supreme Court
Definition

-Only Judges

-NO Jury

-Only finding of laws

-NO finding of fact

-Only deciding if judges at appeals level made mistake

-Has to take all cases that appeal to it

Term
State Appeals Court
Definition

-Only judes

-NO jury

-Only finding of Law not finding of fact

-Only deciding if any government actor at the trial level made a mistake

-Has to take all cases appealed to eat

Term
State Trial Court
Definition

-Only level where there is a jury

-Only level where there is a verdict of guilty/Not guilty, finding on fact.

-99% of what you see on TV

-Crime against the State or Violation of state Law

Term
United States Supreme Court
Definition

-All 9 Judges sit in the same time/court

-Do NOT have to take all cases

-Court of last resort

-99% of cases on appellare jurisdiction

-Can toss out any action by state or federal government as "Unconstitutional"

Term
Federal Appeals Court
Definition

-Only Judges NO jury!

-Only finding of law NO finding of fact

-Only deciding if any government actor at trial level made a mistake.

-Have to take all cases appealed to it

Term
Federal Trial Court
Definition

-Only level where there is a Jury

-Only level where there is a verdict of guilty/not guilty (Finding of fact)

-Crime against the Nation or Violation of the Constitution

Term
Writ of Certiorari
Definition
A fancy way of saying "Yes" we will hear the case
Term
Amicus Cariae
Definition
Friend of the court
Term
Dissenting Opinion
Definition
Justices who do not agree with the Outcome of the case.
Term
Majority Opinion
Definition
Opinion of the court (Majority)
Term
Concurring Opinion
Definition
Agree for a different opinion
Term
Right to an adequate defense
Definition
Enyone who is being accused of commiting a crime is entitled to a lawyer. (Doesnt have to be a good lawyer just good enough to defend them)
Term
Rights of the accused
Definition
Intended to prevent unjust arrested & Imprisonment. The right to be presented infront of a court to find out why you are being accused.
Term
Bill of Attainder
Definition
No Matter what your crime is you have the right to a trial. Congress can define & set punishments but cannot inflict punishment .
Term
Ex Post Facto Laws
Definition
Cannot arrest you after a new law was made.
Term
Grand Jury
Definition
Group of people who decide if you have enough evidence to goto trial. (Larger Jury)
Term
Double Jeopardy
Definition
Cannot be tried twice for the Same crime if proven "Not Guilty"
Term
Speedy Trial
Definition
Once a Person is arrested you want your trial to speedy but not to fast because you want your defense to have enough time to defend you.
Term
Public Trial
Definition
Dont want accused to step on the them
Term
Petit Jury
Definition
(Trial Jury) Decide if your guilty or not, Unanimus all 12 have to agree
Term
bench Trial
Definition
No jury just a judge. (To avoid jury bias)
Term
Common Law
Definition
(Judge made law) Not a written law, but an understandin of how judges have ruled in the past.
Term
Constitutional Law
Definition
The laws written in the constitution
Term
Administrative Law
Definition
Create an organization that makes specific codes of conduct in order to protect consumers
Term
Statutory Law
Definition
Written out by state, city laws made by local state officials
Term

Criminal Statutory Law

(Misdemenors)

Definition

Less serious laws

ex: Running stop signs, jay walking

Term

Criminal Statutory Laws

(Felonies)

Definition

Very Serious

Ex: Rape Robery Murder

Term

Civil Statutory Law

(Personal/Private)

 

Definition
Want either Money, Property or some kind of action
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