Principle that prohibits arbitrary enforcement of the law and also provides safeguard to ensure that constitutional and statutory rights are protected by law enforcement
Procedural due process
100
System of state and federal courts, police, and prisons that enforce criminal law
Criminal Justice System
100
A group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial
Grand Jury
100
Decision
Verdict
200
A judicial system in which opposing lawyers present their strongest case
Adversary System
200
A minor crime usually punished by a ticket rather than being arrested
Petty Officer
200
A formal charge by a grand jury
Indictment
200
A jury that is unable to reach a decision
Hung Jury
300
The presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty
Presumed Innocence
300
A minor crime that is usually punished by a fine or jail sentence of less than one year
Misdemeanor
300
A sworn statement by the prosecution that there is sufficient evidence for a trial
Information
300
The punishment to be imposed on an offender after a guilty verdict
Sentence
400
an official notice of a law suit that includes the date, time, and place of the initial court appearance
Summons
400
A major crime
Felony
400
The process in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser crime than the one with which the defendant was originally charged
Plea Bargaining
500
One that defines crimes and provides for their punishment
Criminal Law
500
an order signed by a judge naming the individual to be arrested for a specific crime
Arrest Warrant
500
A group of citizens who hear evidence during a trial and give a verdict
Jury
500
What are the two definition words.... A formal response by a defendant to the charges in a complaint... A wonderful act, other than breach of contract, for which an injured party has the right to sue.