Criminal Justice Terms 3

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  1. 2. Appearance, An appearance is held in the jail within 24 hours of your arrest.
  2. 4. Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
  3. 7. Studies, This term refers to methods used to examine firearms, documents, polygraph results, DNA, medical information, accounting and other information, and the use of handwriting experts and other known expert witnesses available to testify to their findings in court.
  4. 8. Jury, A jury whose members cannot unanimously agree whether the accused is guilty or innocent.
  5. 9. Grant by the court, which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing criminal evidence.
  6. 10. / Sentence, The official document of a judge’s disposition (decision) of a case and sentence of a defendant.
  7. 12. Arrest, (home confinement, home detention, electronic monitoring) is when a person is confined by authorities to his or her residence. House arrest is a lenient alternative to prison time or juvenile-detention time.
  8. 14. A felony is a serious criminal offense, usually punishable by a prison term or, in some cases, by death. Felonies are considered more severe than misdemeanors. Murder, extortion and kidnapping are some examples of felonies. Felonies are classified as 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree or capital felonies.
  9. 16. When a person is confined to a jail or prison.
  10. 17. Often run by sheriff and/or local governments are designed to hold individuals awaiting trial or serving short sentences (364 days or less).
  11. 18. Questioning, usually by the police of a suspect in custody. The suspect is not obligated to answer the questions, and the fact that he/she has remained silent generally cannot be used by the prosecution to help prove guilt. If the suspect has asked for a lawyer, the police must cease questioning. If they do not, they cannot use the answers against the suspect at trial.
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  1. 1. Evidence, Evidence which is relevant to the issues in a case.
  2. 3. Having a witness is to introduce evidence intended to contradict testimony or to question his creditability.
  3. 5. A formal written accusation made by a grand jury and filed in court, alleging that a specific person has committed a specific crime.
  4. 6. That which, under the rules of evidence, cannot be admitted or received as evidence.
  5. 11. The killing of one human being by another human being.
  6. 13. Jury, A body of persons with the authority to investigate and accuse, but not to try cases. The grand jury will listen to and review evidence to see if it there are sufficient grounds to bring an individual to trial.
  7. 15. This is a legal proceeding (not a trial) held before a judge or administrative body. Evidence and arguments are presented in an effort to resolve a disputed factual or legal issue.
  8. 17. Nullification, The acquitting of a defendant by a jury in disregard of the judge’s instruction and contrary to the jury’s findings of fact. Often occurs because the jury is sympathetic towards the defendant or law which the defendant is charged.