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| A person charged with a criminal offense, or the state of being so charged |
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| formally certifies the accused is free from the charge of an offense, as far as the criminal law is concerned |
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| in a court of law, is any testimonial, documentary, or tangible evidence that may be introduced to a factfinder |
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| is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so |
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| is a process for requesting a formal change to an official decision |
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| is a court proceeding and a significant aspect of criminal procedure |
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| is a warrant issued by a judge on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual |
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| is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (and possibly be brought up on charges of the crime of failure to appear) |
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| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt |
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| s the standard of evidence required to validate a criminal conviction in most adversarial legal systems |
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- unreasonable searches and seizures
- protect against abuse of government
- sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions
- right to a jury trail in certain Civil cases
- prohibiting the government from excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusaul punishments
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| s the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one's own position. |
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| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms |
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| Control the laws of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms and explosives |
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| where no crime is commited mostly sued for something (indualivual or organization) |
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| disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
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| Where the verdict find the defendant guilty of a criminal charge |
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Doing with breaking laws or doing crimes in America
Jail time recieved |
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| is any party required to answer a plaintiff's complaint in a civil lawsuit, or any party that has been formally charged |
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| in many jurisdictions in the United States, is the elected or appointed official who represents thegovernment in the prosecution of criminal offenses |
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| s a procedural defence that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following a legitimate acquittal |
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| is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another nation or state. |
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
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| is a governmental agency belonging to the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency (counterintelligence). |
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| is a serious crime in the common law countries |
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| is a type of jury that determines whether a criminal indictment will be issued |
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| having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty |
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| is a writ (legal action) which requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court |
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| is a well-preserved Babylonian law code, dating back to about 1772 BC. It is one of the oldest deciphered writings |
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| n the common law system, is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime |
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| A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, especially persons awaiting trial under local jurisdiction |
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| is an official who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. |
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| is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility |
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| is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court |
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| is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge. |
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| is a warning given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to preserve the admissibility of their statements against them in criminal proceedings. |
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| is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems |
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| No Contest (Nolo Contendre) |
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| is a legal term that comes from the Latin for "I do not wish to contend. |
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| North Carolina Highway Patrol |
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| The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible |
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| North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission |
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| controls and regulates laws on hunting, fishing, and boating |
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| A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty; it is usually granted by a head of state (such as a monarch or president |
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| is the provisional release of a prisoner who agrees to certain conditions. Originating from the Italian parole |
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| Where a officer can see or smell something in plain sight that is illegal |
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| is an agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor. |
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| The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder. |
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| is a place in which people are physically confined and usually deprived of a range of personal freedoms |
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| a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor : prerogative; especially : such a right or immunity attached specifically to a position |
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| oped from the efforts of a philanthropist, John Augustus, who looked for ways to rehabilitate the behavior of criminals. |
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| s the standard by which an officer or agent of the law has the grounds to make an arrest or to conduct a personal search |
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| s the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system |
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| is primarily used to refer to a lawyer appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire an attorney |
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| A restraining order or order of protection is a form of legal injunction that requires a party to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts |
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Rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RightsRights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people |
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| State Bureau of Investigation |
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| he SBI assists local law enforcement with criminal investigations. We work closely with local police and Sheriffs, district attorneys, federal investigators |
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| sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political |
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| A subpoena play /səˈpiːnə/ is a writ by a government agency, most often a court, that has authority to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence |
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| A call by an authority to appear, come, or do something. |
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| is a written record of spoken language. In court proceedings, a transcript is usually a record of all decisions of the judge |
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| is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting him to an unpleasant, usually dangerous obstacles |
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| A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right or privilege |
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| Most often, the term warrant refers to a specific type of authorization; a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, which permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights and affords the person executing the writ protection from damages if the act is performed. |
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