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| norms, shared by members of a court community, that center on how cases should be handled and how a participant should behave in the judicial process. |
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| local court officials' shared view of the appropriate sentence for the offense, based on the defendant's prior record and other case characteristics. |
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| an adjournment of a scheduled case until a later date. |
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| a collection of individuals who interact in the workplace on a continuing basis, share goals, develop norms regarding how activities should be carried out, and eventually establish a network of roles that differentiates the group from others and that facilitates cooperation. |
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| a panel of citizens selected according to law and sworn to determine matters of fact in a criminal case and to deliver a verdict of guilty or not guilty. |
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| trial conducted by a judge who acts as fact finder and determines issues of law. No jury participates. |
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| a questioning of prospective jurors in order to screen out people the judge or attorneys think might be biased or otherwise incapable of delivering a fair verdict. |
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| removal of a prospective juror by showing that he or she has some bias or some other legal disability. |
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| removal of a prospective juror without giving any reason. |
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| physical evidence such as weapons, records, fingerprints, stolen property - objects usually involved in the crime. |
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| evidence that is based on witness testimony but demonstrates information relevant to the crime, such as maps, x-rays, and photographs; includes real evidence involved in the crime. |
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| oral evidence provided by a legally competent witness. |
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| evidence, provided by a witness, from which a jury must infer a fact. |
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| the standard used by a juror to decide if the prosecution had provided enough evidence for conviction. |
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| a request to a higher court that it review actions taken in a completed lower court case. |
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| a writ or judicial order requesting the release of a person being detained in a jail, prison, or mental hospital. |
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| no contest - does not admit guilt |
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| Petit jury panels are given written questionnaire. Include: age, marital status, extent of education, occupation, prior juror service, etc. |
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| In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. |
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