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38 Cards in this Set
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criminal actions |
All actions of the court |
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Accusatory Instrument |
An indictment of information, simplified information, prosecutor’s information, superior court information, misdemeanor complaint, or felony complaint |
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local criminal court accusatory instrument |
Any other information BESIDES indictment information or superior court information |
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Superior court information |
a written accusation by a district attorney filed with a superior court that charges one or more defendants to one or more offenses to at least one is a crime |
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Information |
a verified written accusation by a person filed with a local criminal court which charges 1 or more defendants of 1 or more offenses which none is a felony |
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Simplified information |
traffic, parks, or environmental information |
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simplified traffic information |
a written accusation by a police officer or public servant filed with a local criminal court which charges one person with 1 or more traffic infractions or misdemeanors relating to traffic |
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prosecutors information |
a written accusation by a district attorney filed with a local criminal court which charges 1 or more defendants of 1 or more offenses which none is a felony |
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misdemeanor complaint |
a verified written accusation by a person filed w a local criminal court which charges 1 or more defendants of 1 or more offenses which at least 1 is a misdemeanor & none is a felony |
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felony complaint |
a verified written accusation by a person filed with a local criminal court which charges 1 or more defendants of 1 or more felonies (does not serve as prosecution) |
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arraignment |
a defendant which an accusatory instrument has been filed appears in court and to gain control over his person |
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plea |
when a defendant enters a plea to an accusatory instrument |
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trial |
a jury trial that is sworn in to come to a verdict of the defendant upon their accusatory instrument |
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verdict |
the decision that the jury has come to upon the defendant of guilty or not guilty |
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conviction |
a guilty verdict upon the defendant of the accusatory instrument |
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sentence |
the entry sentence upon a conviction |
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judgement |
after a conviction, and completed with a entry of a sentence |
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commencement of criminal action |
by filing an accusatory instrument in a criminal court against a defendant |
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local criminal court |
DISTRICT NYC CITY TOWN VILLAGE COUNTY SUPREME |
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Superior Court |
COUNTY SUPREME |
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criminal court |
SUPERIOR LOCAL |
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judge |
any judicial officer who is a member of the court |
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trial jurisdiction |
this is where the criminal court has the authority to properly file an indictment or information or plea of an offense |
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preliminary jurisdiction |
when regardless if it has trial jurisdiction, the criminal action for an offense may be commenced in the court and may lead to prosecution |
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appearance ticket |
a WRITTEN NOTICE issued by a PUBLIC SERVANT requiring a person to appear before court upon an accusatory instrument |
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Summons |
process or BOTH LOCAL & SUPERIOR COURT requiring a defendant to appear before court (person hasn’t been arraigned yet) |
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Warrant of arrest |
process of local criminal court directing a police officer to ARREST a defendant and bring him to court upon accusatory instrument filed. |
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superior court warrant of arrest |
directing a police officer to arrest defendant for the purpose of arrangement upon an indictment |
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Bench warrant |
criminal action is pending. orders a officer or public servant to arrest defendant that has already been arraigned upon accusatory instrument |
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prosecutor |
public servant or district attorney who represents the people |
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district attorney |
district attorney assistant district special district attorney general assistant attorney general deputy general special deputy special prosecutor inspector general |
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geographical area of employment |
the county in which a police officer resides unless it is apart of a task force |
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commitment |
where the court in that county has established a jail (county jail) |
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lesser include offense |
when you commit a lesser crime in a bigger crime |
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oath |
affirmation of the truth (what your belief in religion is) |
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petty offense |
violation or traffic infraction |
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evidence in chief |
evidence received at trial or other criminal proceeding that is physical |
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armed felony |
any violent violent felony offense switch blade knife gravity knife billy blackjack medal knife knuckle knife dagger blackjack metal knuckles |
