A document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case.
What is Brief?
100
The administration of justice according to established rules and principles
What is Due Process?
100
Reasonable grounds to believe that a crime has been committed justifying the action of the police in searching or arresting a suspect
What is Probable Cause?
100
A document or object shown to the court as evidence in a trial.
What is Exhibit?
200
Intermediate federal appellate courts. Cover 13 "circuits" across America. Hear appeals from District Courts in their jurisdiction.
What is Circuit Courts?
200
A pretrial interrogation of a witness.
What is Deposition?
200
Any information including testimony, documents, or physical objects that a court allows a lawyer to introduce during a trial in order to influence the court and/or jury.
What is Evidence?
200
A formal written statement from a grand jury charging an individual with an offense.
What is Indictment?
300
A pleading describing some wrong or offense.
What is Complaint (Civil)?
300
A government body that brings charges against a person accused of breaking the law.
What is Prosecution?
300
To keep going on in the trial
What is Sustain?
300
A jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
What is Acquittal?
400
The process of resolving a dispute through the court system
What is Litigation?
400
A crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or misconduct
What is Misdemeanor?
400
A person who brings a legal action against another.
What is Plaintiff?
400
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests, etc
What is Bailiff?
500
The careful questioning of a witness by an attorney of the opposite side during a legal proceeding.
What is Cross Examination?
500
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.
What is Prosecutor?
500
A reply intended to show fault in an opponent's argument
What is Rebuttal?
500
A legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial.