What is the first step in a criminal case?
What is Arrest?
Who is the person suing in a civil case?
What is Plaintiff
Code of Hammurabi punishment
what is Eye for an Eye
What is a misdemeanor
what is a punishment less serious than a felony
Ainsley killed Destiny with murderous intent, is this first, second, third or manslaughter
what is first degree
in a criminal case people are vs who?
what is government
in a civil case, people are vs who?
who is people
crimes defined by state, and punishment for that crime
what is the primary goal of juvenile courts?
what is to rehabilitate
is a DUI a felony or misdemeanor?
what is felony
what are three pleas a defendant can make at an arraignment?
what is a pre-trial hearing?
what is common law
what is law based on court decisions
what is the most important source of the american law?
Mrs dalton killed someone in an accidental car crash, is this first, second, third or manslaughter?
what is manslaughter
what kind of jury convicts
what is petite jury
what are pleading documents?
what is an answer to the complaint
what is a lobbyist?
what is a professional that advocates to influence political decisions
what is juvenile delinquency?
what is kids who are criminals
katelyn sued taylor for killing her billy goat, is this civil or criminal ?
what is civil
do you appeal to a higher or lower court?
what is higher
why does someone file a civil suit?
what is statue ?
what is an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document
what effect did french emperor Napoleon have on the Justinian Code?
what is Napoleon updated the justinian code and called in the napoleonic code. he carried to all the land he controlled
tyler went into walmart and stole a pair of sunglasses, is this civil or criminal?
what is criminal