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Chapters 5, 6, & 7
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Criminal Justice
10th Grade
10/18/2011

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Appellate Court
Definition
A court that hears appeals; Not a trial court; An appeals court.
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Arrest
Definition
To take a person into custody for the purpose of charging the person with a crime.
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Citizen(Civilian)
Definition
A legally recognized subject or national of state or common wealth, either native or naturalized.
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Civil Court
Definition
A court that handles civil cases.
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Criminal Procedure
Definition
The rules for processing someone through the criminal justice system.
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Deadly Force
Definition
Force that poses a high risk of death or serious injury to its human target.
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Exlusionary Rule
Definition
A judical rule that prevents the government from introducing illegally obtained evidence at a criminal trial
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Interrogation
Definition
Questioning
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Magistrate
Definition
A court officer who issues a warrant;Normally a lower court judge who handles pretrial procedures.
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Miranda Warning
Definition
A advisory statement about rights of suspects that police must read to suspects in custody before questioning them.
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Motion
Definition
A formal request made to a court
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Motion to Suppress
Definition
A request that the court exclude particular evidence from the trial because it was illegally obtained
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Plea Bargain
Definition
An agreement stuck between a criminal defendent and prosecutor.
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Probable Cause
Definition
Evidence that an independent, cautious person would have good reaon to believe.
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Prosecute
Definition
To try someone for a crime
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Search
Definition
Any governmental intrusion into something in which a person has reasonable expectation of privacy
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Seizure
Definition
Any taking into possesion, custody, or control. Property may be seized but so may people.
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Warrant
Definition
A court order issues by the judge authorizing a search, and arrest, or a seizure of evidence of a crime.
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