Flashcards
LAW STUDIES
Flashcards do conjunto (25)
- 1Judicial IntegrityThe idea that courts should not approve of police unlawfully collecting evidence
- 2Bailproperty or money in exchange for a certain time allowing a person to be released from custody assuring they will return at an appointed time
- 3ArraignmentCourt session where a defendant is charged amd enters a plea
(guilty or not guilty) - 4Nolo contendereA defendants plea to criminal charges that does not contest the charges.
(Equivalent to a guilty plea, but cannot be used as evidence in a later civil trial for other actions based on the same facts). - 5Plea bargainingThe negotiations between the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney
- 6Pretrial MotionA document by whicg a party asks the court to make a decision or take some action before the trial begins
- 7Exclusionary RuleLaw that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.
- 8Pretrial procedurescritical pretrial processes and decisions including bail arraignment and plea negotiation
- 9Bookingmaking a record of the arrest (which includes name and address and etcetera).
- 10motion to suppress evidenceto request to control and refrain from showing having evidence taken out of the case pretrial motion usually made by the defense to keep some info out of a trial and away from jury
- 11Informationformal criminal charge filed with the court by the prosecutor
Details nature and circumstances of the charge - 12Deterrencemeasures taken to discourage criminal actions usually some form of punishment. the belief that the offender will be kept from committing future crimes and will serve as an example for others.
- 13Indictmentformal charge for criminal action
- 14Personal recognizancewhen the judge determines that defendant is a low risk and is likely to show up for trial so no bail set
- 15Personal recognizancewhen the judge determines that defendant is a low risk and is likely to show up for trial so no bail set
- 16motion for continuancea request to postpone a lawsuit to gain more time to prepare the case
- 17motion for continuancea request to postpone a lawsuit to gain more time to prepare the case
- 18Motion to change venueA request to change the location of a trial to avoid community hostility for the convenience of a witness or for other reasons
- 19Motion to change venueA request to change the location of a trial to avoid community hostility for the convenience of a witness or for other reasons
- 20Preliminary hearingthis is used in felony cases to determine if there is actually enough evidence to have a trial
- 21Preliminary hearingthis is used in felony cases to determine if there is actually enough evidence to have a trial
- 22Grand Jury16 - 23 regular people who determine the outcome of a trial
- 23Grand Jury16 - 23 regular people who determine the outcome of a trial
- 24Fourth Amendmentthis provides the right of the people to be secure in their persons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated and no warrants shall be issued unless upon probable cause
- 25Fourth Amendmentthis provides the right of the people to be secure in their persons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated and no warrants shall be issued unless upon probable cause