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Chapter 13: U.S. Courts
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Bench trial : When a defendant chooses to waive a jury and appear only before a judge.
Impeach : Discredit
Writ of habeas corpus : A legal court order literally meaning "bring forth the body you have," which commands that a person being held be brought forth immediately.
Sequester : An order by the judge to remove an individual or group from the court room with the purpose of secluding them from others' testimony or those involved in the case to avoid being accidently tainted.
Jurisprudence : The science or philosophy of law in a given area.
Emancipated Minor : A minor who has, by court decree, been legally freed from control by his or her parents or guardians.
Adjudication : The process of judicially deciding a legal case.
Writ of Certiorari : A request for a transcript of the proceedings of a case for review.
Acquittal : A formal certification by the court stating that the accused is found "not guilty" of the crimes he or she has been charged with.
Discovery Process : Requires that all pertinent facts on both sides be made available before the trial.
Jurisdiction : The geographic area within which a court has the right and power to operate.
Parens Patriae : The right of the government to take care of minors and others who cannot legally take care of themselves.
Hung Jury : When a jury cannot reach a decision; the result is "no verdict" decision that can result in a retrial.
Diversion : Bypassing the criminal justice system by assigning an offender to a social agency or other institution rather than trying him or her in court.
Cross Examination : Questioning of an opposing witness in a trial or hearing.
Adversary System : The criminal justice system used in the United States that puts the accuser versus the accused.
Original Jurisdiction : A court’s power to take a case, try it, and decide it.
Reasonable Doubt : That state of a case in which, after comparing evidence, the jurors cannot say they feel an abiding conviction of the truth of the charge.
Public Defender : A court-appointed lawyer hired by the state or county government to represent people who cannot afford to hire an attorney.
Preliminary hearing : That stage in the judicial system seeking to establish probable cause for believing that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it.
Petition : A document alleging a juvenile is a delinquent, status offender, or dependent and asking the court to assume jurisdiction of the child.
Judicial Waiver : Allows the juvenile court judges to transfer cases based on a juveniles age, type of offense, prior record, and dangerousness.
Presumption of innocence : The accused is assumed innocent until proof to the contrary is clearly established.
Ombudsman : A court or government appointed official who represents the best interest of the public when investigating complaints of misconduct or violations of rights.
Complaint : A legal document drawn up by a prosecutor that specifies an alleged crime and the supporting facts providing probable cause.
Arraignment : A court procedure whereby the accused is read the charges against him or her and is then asked how he or she pleads.
Preponderance of the evidence : It is more likely than not, based on the bulk of evidence presented in court; standard of proof used in civil trials.
Standing Mute : Refusing to answer as to guilt or innocence at an arraignment; entered as a “not guilty plea”.
No Bill : Issued by the grand jury if it decides that no crime has been committed.
Voir Dire : The random selection of potential jurors and the careful questioning of each.
Well : The area between the judge and the attorney’s tables; this area is off-limits and is to be entered only if a judge so directs or permission is granted.
Chapter 13: U.S. Courts
- When a defendant chooses to waive a jury and appear only before a judge.
- Discredit
- A legal court order literally meaning "bring forth the body you have," which commands that a person being held be brought forth immediately.
- A minor who has, by court decree, been legally freed from control by his or her parents or guardians.
- The process of judicially deciding a legal case.
- A request for a transcript of the proceedings of a case for review.
- Requires that all pertinent facts on both sides be made available before the trial.
- The geographic area within which a court has the right and power to operate.
| - When a jury cannot reach a decision; the result is "no verdict" decision that can result in a retrial.
- Bypassing the criminal justice system by assigning an offender to a social agency or other institution rather than trying him or her in court.
- Questioning of an opposing witness in a trial or hearing.
- The criminal justice system used in the United States that puts the accuser versus the accused.
- A court’s power to take a case, try it, and decide it.
- A court-appointed lawyer hired by the state or county government to represent people who cannot afford to hire an attorney.
- That stage in the judicial system seeking to establish probable cause for believing that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it.
- A document alleging a juvenile is a delinquent, status offender, or dependent and asking the court to assume jurisdiction of the child.
| - Allows the juvenile court judges to transfer cases based on a juveniles age, type of offense, prior record, and dangerousness.
- A court or government appointed official who represents the best interest of the public when investigating complaints of misconduct or violations of rights.
- A legal document drawn up by a prosecutor that specifies an alleged crime and the supporting facts providing probable cause.
- A court procedure whereby the accused is read the charges against him or her and is then asked how he or she pleads.
- Refusing to answer as to guilt or innocence at an arraignment; entered as a “not guilty plea”.
- Issued by the grand jury if it decides that no crime has been committed.
- The random selection of potential jurors and the careful questioning of each.
- The area between the judge and the attorney’s tables; this area is off-limits and is to be entered only if a judge so directs or permission is granted.
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Chapter 13: U.S. Courts
- BENCHTRIAL
- IMPEACH
- WRITOFHABEASCORPUS
- EMANCIPATEDMINOR
- ADJUDICATION
- WRITOFCERTIORARI
- DISCOVERYPROCESS
- JURISDICTION
| - HUNGJURY
- DIVERSION
- CROSSEXAMINATION
- ADVERSARYSYSTEM
- ORIGINALJURISDICTION
- PUBLICDEFENDER
- PRELIMINARYHEARING
- PETITION
| - JUDICIALWAIVER
- OMBUDSMAN
- COMPLAINT
- ARRAIGNMENT
- STANDINGMUTE
- NOBILL
- VOIRDIRE
- WELL
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