Ch. 15 & 16

criminal law
1. Misdemeanors
  1. less serious crimes that are punishable with less than 1 year in prison
  2. Examples
    1. larceny (shoplifting)
2. felonies
  1. Examples
    1. homicide aka murder
    2. robbery
    3. burglary aka breaking & entering
Civil law
1. cases that involve a plaintiff suing another person for damages & movie
  1. Plaintiff the person filing the lawsuit
  2. defendant the person being sued
2. Tort is a fancy name for civil law
Constitutional law
1. cases over Constitutional Issues
  1. Gideon v. Wainwright
    1. established right to a lawyer for everyone
      1. Sixth Amendment
        guarantees right to a lawyer
        right to trial by jury
        fair, speedy, public trial
Administrative Law

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	Created by victoria russ about 8 years ago