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Section 1

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Arrest (1)

Front

To be taken into custody

Back

Pretrial motions (7)

Front

a motion a party can make to try to dispose of all or part of a lawsuit prior to trial

Back

Hot pursuit

Front

Police who are in pursuit of a suspect aren't required to get a warrant before entering a building that they have seen the suspect enter.

Back

imprisonment (12)

Front

To be sentenced to jail.

Back

Initial Appearance (4)

Front

1st appearance in court.

Back

Motion for discovery of evidence

Front

a request by the defendant to examine, before trial, certain evidence possessed by the prosecution

Back

Motion for a continuance

Front

a request to postpone a lawsuit to gain more time to prepare the case

Back

Motion to suppress evidence

Front

A request that certain evidence not be allowed to be presented.

Back

Inadmissable

Front

Can't be used

Back

Fingerprinting and photographing (3)

Front

Gather fingerprints/ get mug shots. A way to collect evidence from crime scene, or gather information about a person.

Back

Plea bargaining (8)

Front

To make a deal with the lawyer, or prosecutor that they will admit guilt if the sentence is lessened.

Back

Pretrial release (5)

Front

a defendant is released from jail while the criminal case is pending.

Back

Double jeopardy

Front

Trial or punishment for the same crime by the same government; forbidden by the Constitution.

Back

Indictment

Front

Formal charge of criminal action

Back

Judicial integrity

Front

the idea that courts should not be parties to lawbreaking by the police

Back

Arraignment (6)

Front

a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty

Back

Affidavit

Front

Sworn statement. It's a legal document, and once something is on there you can't change it.

Back

Emergency situations

Front

In certain emergencies the police aren't required to get a search warrant. Ex: phoned bomb threat.

Back

Information

Front

Details the nature and circumstances of the crime.

Back

Personal recognizance

Front

release from legal custody based on a defendant's promise to show up for trial.

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Deterrence

Front

Means that police will be less likely to violate a citizens rights if they know that illegally seized evidence will be thrown out of court.

Back

Stop and frisk

Front

Search may only be for weapons, however if the police believe that the person may have something else they can take it. "Plain Peel"

Back

Boarder and airport searches

Front

They don't need a warrant, or a reason to search you.

Back

Booking (2)

Front

Formal process of making a police record of the arrest.

Back

Nolo Contendere

Front

A plea in which the defendant does not contest the charges. It's equivalent to pleading guilty.

Back

Verdict (10)

Front

Decision or end result of the trial.

Back

Sentencing (11)

Front

This is their punishment, or what will happen to them.

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Vehicle searches

Front

An officer may search a vehicle if they have probable cause to believe the vehicle contains contraband.

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Motion for charge of venue

Front

This is a regreso to change the location of the trial to avoid community hostility, for the convenience of witnesses, or for other reasons.

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Preliminary hearing

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An initial hearing in which a judge decides if there is probable cause to believe that the defendant committed the crime with which he or she is charged

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Due process of law

Front

Process of law before person can be punished.

Back

Trial (9)

Front

The court process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act

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