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| Officials responsible for the prosecution of crimes that violate the laws of the United States; appointed by the president and assigned to a U.S. district court jurisdiction. |
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| a state's chief legal officer, usually responsible for both civil and criminal matters. |
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| a legal representative of the state with sole responsibility for bringing criminal charges; in some states referred to as district attorney, state's attorney, or county attorney. |
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| each separate offense of which a person is accused in an indictment or an information. |
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| a prosecutor's pretrial disclosure, to the defense, of facts and evidence to the introduced at trial. |
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| an entry made by a prosecutor on the record of a case and announced in court to indicate that the charges specified will not be prosecuted. In effect, the charges are thereby dismissed. |
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| the presence of the minimum legal elements necessary for prosecution of a case. |
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| policy of the prosecutor's office that encourages speedy and early disposition of cases in response to caseload pressures. |
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| the presence of sufficient legal elements to ensure successful prosecution of a case. |
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| the series of events from the arrest of a suspect to the filing of a formal charge with a court (through an indictment or information). |
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| the lawyer who represents accused or convicted offenders in their dealings with criminal justice officials. |
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| an attorney in private practice assigned by a court to represent an indigent. The attorney's fee is paid by the government with jurisdiction over the case. |
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| an attorney in private practice who contracts with the government to represent all indigent defendants in a county during a set period of time and for a specified dollar amount. |
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| an attorney employed on a full-time, salaried basis by the government to represent indigents. |
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| Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel |
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