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- 1. of Action, One or more related charges combined and made against a defendant for wrongs committed.
- 7. Trial, Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts. Also known as court trial.
- 8. Someone who helps another person (known as the principal) commit a crime. Unlike an accessory, an accomplice is usually present when the crime is committed.
- 10. A claim or statement of what a party intends to prove; the facts as one party claims they are.
- 11. A legal judgment, based on the decision to either a jury or a judge, that an accused is not guilty of the crime for which he or she has been charged or tried.
- 12. a Reasonable Doubt, The burden of proof that the prosecution must carry in a criminal trial to obtain a guilty verdict. The jury must be convinced that the defendant committed each element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt before returning a guilty verdict.
- 13. The money or property given to the court as security when an accused person is released before and during a trial with the agreement that the defendant will return to court when ordered to do so. Bail is forfeited if the defendant fails to return to court.
- 15. Confession of a charge, an error, or a crime; acknowledgment.
- 18. Evidence, The evidence that a trial judge or jury may consider, because the rules of evidence deem it reliable.
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- 2. The appearance of the defendant in court to enter his or her plea to the charges.
- 3. Threat to inflict injury with an apparent ability to do so. Also, any intentional display of force that would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.
- 4. Someone who intentionally helps another person commit a felony An accessory is usually not physically present during the crime.
- 5. Assault, An attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causing such injury, or an attempt to cause or purposely or knowingly cause bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon.
- 6. Part of the process of being arrested in which the details of who a person is and why he or she was arrested are recorded in police records.
- 8. Battery, The unlawful use of force against another with unusual or serious consequences such as the use of a dangerous weapon.
- 9. A person or persons formally charged but not yet tried for a crime.
- 14. Warrant, An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person. This is also known as a “capias.”
- 15. A request made by the defense or State that the case be reviewed by a court of appeal.
- 16. A written argument by counsel arguing a case, which contains a summary of the facts of the case, pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the fact situation. Also called a memorandum of law.
- 17. Evidence Rule, A rule of evidence that demands that the original of any document, photograph or recording be used as evidence at trial, rather than a copy.