Criminal Justice Terms 2

1. Sentence, Postponement or delay of a sentence to a future date.
5. A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.
6. Sentence, Sentences that are successive and are served one after another.
8. Imprisonment, Intentionally restraining another person without having the legal right to do so. It’s not necessary that physical force be used; threats or a show of apparent authority are sufficient.
9. Summons, An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
11. Witness, Person who sees a crime taking place.
12. The pre-trial devices that can be used by one party to obtain facts and information about the case from the other party in order to assist the party’s preparation for trial.
14. The making known of a fact that had previously been hidden.
15. Formal conclusion by a judge or regulatory agency on issues of fact. Also, a conclusion by a jury regarding a fact.
17. A formal accusation or indictment filed by the prosecutor’s office that a specific person has committed a specific crime. Also known as pressing charges.
20. Evidence, All evidence except eyewitness testimony. One example is physical evidence, such as fingerprints, from which an inference can be drawn.
21. Sentence, Sentences for different offenses (crimes) that run together or are served at the same time.
22. The use of physical force or threats to compel someone to commit an act against their will.

2. Arrest, Any unlawful physical restraint of another’s personal liberty, whether or not carried out by a peace officer.
3. Process of Law, Procedures followed by law enforcement and courts to ensure the protection of an individual’s rights as assigned by the Constitution.
4. of Venue, A change in the location of a trial, usually granted to avoid prejudice against one of the parties.
7. imprisonment is a misdemeanor and a tort (a civil wrong). If the perpetrator confines the victim for a substantial period of time (or moves him a significant distance) in order to commit a felony, the false imprisonment may become a kidnapping.
10. The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.
11. The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit or property or money entrusted to him by another.
13. Evidence, Supplementary evidence that tends to strengthen or confirm the initial evidence.
16. The termination of formal charges.
18. To intentionally destroy, obliterate or strike out records or information in files, computers and other depositories.
19. Detaining of a person by lawful process or authority to assure his or her appearance to any hearing; the jailing or imprisonment of a person convicted of a crime.