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| FINDING OF NOT GUILTY IN A CRIMINAL TRIAL, OR OTHER RELEASE ON LEGAL GROUNDS FROM A CRIMINAL CHARGE |
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| THE AUTHORITY OF A COURT TO HEAR A CASE, EITHER PERSONAL (ONE OF THE PARTIES LIVES IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE COURT), OR SUBJECT MATTER (WHAT THE CASE IS ABOUT) |
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| THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION BY COUNSEL OF A PERSON PRESENTED TO BE A JUROR |
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| EVIDENCE WHICH IS MORE CONVINCING THAN THE EVIDENCE OFFERED IN OPPOSITION TO IT; THE FACT SOUGHT TO BE PROVED IS MORE PROBABLE THAN NOT |
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| PRIOR CASES CLOSE IN FACTS OR LEGAL PRINCIPLES TO THE CASE UNDER CONSIDERATION, OR A RULE OF LAW ESTABLISHED IN A PARTICULAR TYPE OF CASE, REFERRED TO IN DECIDING LATER SIMILAR CASES. |
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| THE WILLFUL ASSERTION OF A FACT, OPINION, BELIEF OR KNOWLEDGE MADE BY A WITNESS IN A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING WHICH SUCH WITNESS KNOWS TO BE FALSE. |
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| A DISCOVERY DEVICE WHERE COUNSEL FOR ONE PARTY ASKS QUESTIONS OF ANOTHER PARTY OR A WITNESS IN THE CASE UNDER OATH. A TRANSCRIPT (WORD-FOR-WORD ACCOUNT) IS MADE OF THE DEPOSITION FOR USE IN THE CASE. |
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| THE JURY CONSIDERS THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED INORDER TO REACH A VERDICT |
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| FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE ACCUSED IN COURT WHERE THE CHARGES ARE READ AND THE ACCUSED IS ASKED TO PLEAD GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY (OR WHERE PERMITTED NO LO CONTENDERE) |
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