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CH 14 897586
Chapter 14 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acquittal | In criminal law, a finding of not guilty |
| Arraignment | The hearing at which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment |
| Arrest | The actual restraint of a person for submission to custody |
| Bail | Security given for the release of a jailed person that guarantees his or her attendance at all required court appearances. |
| Bill of Particulars | A motion by a criminal defendant that requests details concerning the offense charged. |
| Capital Cases | A felony case punishable by death |
| Change of Venue | When the trial itself if moved to a different court |
| Collateral Attack | The means by which a criminal defendant, after exhausting direct appellate remedies, seeks to attack the conditions of his or her confinement or otherwise indirectly attack his or her conviction |
| Complaint | The original pleading by which an action is filed in court |
| Crime | An act in violation of the penal laws of a state or the United States and for which a specific punishment is prescribed. |
| Felony | Any offense punishable by death or by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year |
| Grand Jury | A body of citizens assembled to receive complaints an accusations in criminal cases, to hear evidence, and to determine whether probable cause exists that a crime has been committed and whether an indictment should be issued. |
| Indictment | A written accusation issued by a grand jury against a defendant. |
| Information | A written accusation against the defendant |
| Misdemeanor | A criminal offense lesser than a felony and punishable by fine or by imprisonment for less than one year. |
| No Bill | The result returned by a grand jury when there is no probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. |
| Probation | Sentence imposed for commission of crime in which a convicted criminal is released into the community under supervision of a probation officer in lieu of incarceration. |
| Substantive Criminal Law | |
| Surety | A person or entity who posts bond for another. |
| True Bill | The document returned by a grand jury if probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed. |
| Undertaking (or bail bond) | A written guaranty executed by a defendant and a surety to ensure the defendant will appear and make him or herself available to the court. |
| Warrant | A warrant is issued by a judge when the judge finds that probable cause exists to believe the named individual has committed a criminal offense. |
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