Legal Terms
The process of applying the law to specific facts.
What is legal analysis
What are the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution known as?
What are the Bill of Rights
This deals with the set of rules governing the series of proceedings through which the government enforces substantive criminal law.
What is criminal procedure.
To want a result to happen, the purpose to bring about a result or to know with substantial certainty that a result will happen.
What is intent.
How many trial courts does Maryland have?
What is two. District and Circuit.
Also known as common law, it derived from the English system. Used in federal courts and in all states except LA.
What is case law.
What are five rights protected by the first amendment?
What is freedom of speech, the press, assembly, religion and petition.
What are three exceptions to the warrant requirement.
what is the plain view doctrine, stop and frisk and search following a lawful arrest.
The intent of doing an outrageous action that causes mental anguish on someone.
What is intentional infliction of emotional distress.
What geographic circuit is Maryland in?
What is the 4th circuit.
The doctrine that normally once a court has decided an issue, other courts in the same jurisdiction will decide the same way.
What is Stare Decisis
What amendment contains the Equal Protection Clause?
What is the fourteenth amendment.
What is double jeopardy?
What is the concept that a person cannot be tried for the same offense multiple times.
What are the four types of invasion of privacy?
What are appropriation, false light, unreasonable intrusion and public disclosure.
This court handles wills, estates and other probate matters.
What is the orphan's court.
A law enacted by a local goverment; a subcategory of statutory law.
What is an ordinance.
Which amendment protects us from having an excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment?
What is the eighth amendment.
What are three things law enforcement must follow?
What are the U.S. constitution, federal rules and the Federal court system's interpretations.
What is the difference between battery and assault?
What is assult is the threat of immediate harm and battery is the physical contact of another.
Where is Maryland's appellate court located?
What is Annapolis.
The legislature changes the common law through a statute.
What is derogation of the common law.
This protectes citizens to have a trial by jury and the right to a speedy trial.
What is the seventh amendment.
What is allocution?
What is the right of the defendant to directly address the judge without the help of counsel.
What is an anticipation or awareness of something.
What is apprehension.
The Maryland court system has how many levels?
What is four. Two trial courts and twp appellate courts.