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| A criminal action is a lawsuit or court proceeding. |
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| The act of calling a prisoner before the court to answer an indictment or information. |
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| To deprive a person of his or her liberty. |
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| Money or property left with the court to assure that the person will return to stand trial. |
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| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt |
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| Means that the jury or the judge is fully persuaded that the accused has committed the crime. |
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| A trial that is divided into two parts, providing separate hearings for different issues in the same lawsuit. |
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| A written order by a judge or police officer commanding a person to appear in court for a particular purpose. |
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| When a sentence is changed to one that is less severe. |
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| When two or more sentences are to be served at the same time. |
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| When two or more sentences are imposed on a defendant to be served one after the other. |
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| An offense against the public at large. |
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| A written statement of the essential facts making up the offense charged. |
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| When two or more sentences are imposed on a defendant to be served one after the other.(Consecutive Sentences) |
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| The one against whom the action is brought. |
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| A jury consisting of not more than 23 people who listen to evidence and decide whether or not to charge someone with the commission of a crime. |
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| Having committed a crime. |
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| Denies committing a crime. |
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| Cannot be received as evidence in court. |
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| A formal written charge of a crime made by a grand jury. |
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| A formal written charge of crime made by a public official rather than by a grand jury. |
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| A person found guilty of a crime. |
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| A fixed sentence that must be imposed with no room for discretion. |
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| The smallest amount of time that a prisoner must serve before being released or placed on parole. |
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When arrested suspects must be told that they have the following Constitutional rights:
1)Right to remain silent
2)Any statements made by them may be used against them to gain conviction.
3)They have the right to consult with a lawyer and to have a lawyer present during questioning.
4)A lawyer will be provided without cost for indigent defendants. |
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| A plea in which the defendant neither admits nor denies charges. |
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| A setting aside of punishment altogether by a government official. |
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| A conditional release from prison allowing the parolee to serve the remainder of a sentence outside of prison under specific terms. |
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| A group of people authorized to grant parole. |
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| A group of people authorized to grant parole.(parole board) |
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| A personal obligation to return to stand trial. |
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| A process in which the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense in exchange for a lighter sentence. |
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| A hearing before a judge to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to believe that the person has committed a crime. |
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| Reasonable ground for belief that an offense has been committed. |
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| A criminal action such as a lawsuit or court proceeding. |
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| A process that permits the return of fugitives to the state where they are accused of having committed a crime by the governor of the state to which they have fled. |
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| Rules of Criminal Procedure |
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| Government criminal actions brought in federal courts. |
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| The judgment of the court imposing punishment. |
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| Occurs when a court separates lawsuits or prosecutions involving multiple parties into separate,independent cases,resulting in a separate,final judgment. |
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| A sentence given formally but not actually served. |
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| Victim's Impact Statement |
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| A statement to the court at the time of sentencing,relative to the impact that the crime had on the victim or on the victim's family. |
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| A written order of the court commanding law enforcement officers to arrest a person and bring him before the court. |
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| The jury or the judge in a non jury trial. |
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