Law Chapter 5 Vocabulary p2

2. _________ Opinion – an additional written court opinion in which a judge or judges agrees with the outcome reached by the court, but for reasons different from those used to support the majority opinion
6. Petitions for ________ – Latin meaning “to be informed of”; a formal application by a party to have a lower-court decision renewed by the U.S. Supreme Court
8. Writ of ______ ________ – an order from a court to an officer of the law to produce a prisoner in court to determine if the prisoner is being illegally detained or imprisoned
9. term used to describe a defendant who does not have the financial means to hire an attorney
11. to give up some right, privilege, or benefit voluntarily
13. one who signs or files an appeal of a trial decision
14. ________ of Court – any act to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct the court in the administration of justice
15. 4th and 5th amendment that every person is entitled to fair treatment by the government

1. a court order to appear in court or turn over documents on a specified date and time
3. Double ________ – a defendant cannot be prosecuted a second time for the same crime
4. the process of proving to a court that a will is genuine;
5. _________ Opinion – in an appeal, the written opinion of the minority of judges who disagree with the decision of the majority
7. the termination of a trial before its normal conclusion because of a procedural error.
10. freedom from
12. one who signs and/or files a petition.