The Criminal Justice System

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  1. 5. the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
  2. 7. a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction, granted only by the president.
  3. 8. the process of the lawyers and judge in a case question potential jurors to determine whether there is any reason to disqualify them.
  4. 11. factors that constitute this in the courtroom are the length of the delay, the prosecutor's reasons for the delay, the defendant's views on the delay, and potential harm to the defendant caused by the delay
  5. 13. a challenge that is given without reason but is usually based on a perceived bias in the jury candidate.
  6. 15. crimes that are punishable by death.
  7. 18. when a jury cant come to a unanimous decision it is called this.
  8. 20. a minor crime typically punishable by a fine or no more than one year in prison (petty theft, disturbing the peace, and most traffic violations).
  9. 23. is the stage in the criminal process when a person accused of a crime is informed of the charges and allowed to enter a guilty or not guilty plea.
  10. 24. a person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters
  11. 27. a legal process similar to a trial, but that takes place outside of a courtroom.
  12. 28. a repayment by an offender to a victim for losses, damages, or injuries resulting from a crime
  13. 29. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
  14. 30. a serious crime usually punishable by more than one year in prison (grand theft, armed assault, murder).
  15. 31. information provided either by a witness who saw the crimes occur or by a video or audio recording of the crime is called this.
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  1. 1. a group of citizens who examine the evidence in a criminal case to decide whether a person accused of a crime should be indicted or charged.
  2. 2. citizens who will be affected by a government decision must be given advance notice of what the government plans to do and how the government's action may deprive them of life, liberty, or property.
  3. 3. information that can be inferred from other facts
  4. 4. the defendant is imprisoned but is allowed to work in the community during workdays
  5. 6. is a formal accusation of criminal behavior handed down by a grand jury.
  6. 9. assigning the criminal a viable term in prison, ranging from a minimum sentence to a maximum sentence.
  7. 10. an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty in return for a lesser charge or reduced sentence.
  8. 12. imprisonment in a jail, prison, or other correctional facility as punishment for a crime
  9. 14. a public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
  10. 16. a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
  11. 17. requires officers to inform suspects of their rights at the time that they are being arrested
  12. 19. when judges announce the punishment for a crime
  13. 21. the most likely sentence that an offender would receive
  14. 22. Fourth Amendment sets out certain conditions under which these can be issued.
  15. 25. a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case based on evidence submitted to them in court
  16. 26. being released before the court-imposed expiration date.