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13 Cards in this Set
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Bench Trial |
Trail before a judge alone; an alternative to a jury trial |
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Writ of Certiorari |
Order by the US supreme court to a lower court to send up a certified record of the lower court decision to be reviewed |
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Direct Evidence |
Testimony by an eyewitness to the crime |
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Hearsay evidence |
Testimony involving information the witness was told but has no direct knowledge of |
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Rebuttal |
the presentation of additional witnesses and evidence by the prosecutor in response to issues raised in the defenses presentation |
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surrebuttal |
questioning by the defense of witnesses who were produced by the prosecutors during rebuttal |
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peremptory challenge |
a challenge by the defense or the prosecution to excuse a person from a jury panel without having to give a reason |
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challenge for cause
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Challenge by the prosecutor or the defense to dismiss a person from a jury panel for a legitimate reason
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Search warrant
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A written order instructing police to examine a specific location for certain property or persons relating to a crime to seize the property or persons if found and to account for the results of the search to the judicial officer |
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Arrest Warrant |
A written court order instructing the police to arrest a specific person for a specific crime
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Brown versus Mississippi
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Established involuntary confessions are in admissible in state criminal prosecutions
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Restitution
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A requirement of offenders to pay money or provide services to victims
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Bail
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Money or a cash bond deposited with the court or bail bondsman allowing the defendant to be released on the assurance that he or she will appear in court at the proper time
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