Courts
Which court has 1 Chief Justice and 8 justices?
What is the Supreme Court?
2 lowest level courts
What is Municipal and Justice of the Peace.
An application to the court to throw out evidence.
What is motion to dismiss?
A form of modern day slavery where people profit from others.
What is Human Trafficking?
Which court is the highest criminal appeals court?
What is the Criminal Court of Appeals?
What court is responsible for death inquiries?
What is Justice of the Peace?
A deal made between the prosecutor and defense for a plea of guilt.
What is plea bargaining?
A criminal action against a person motivated by hate, race or religion.
What is Hate Crime?
The highest federal trial court
What is the Court of Appeals
Courts that can hear the same type of cases?
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
Records all testimony in a trial
Who is the court reporter
The release of a defendant prior to trial.
What is pretrial release?
Criminal activity involving the use of computers, or erasing data.
What is Electronic Crime?
Which court has final appellate jurisdiction over civil and juvenile cases?
What is the Texas Supreme Court?
Courts that prove a deceased person's will?
What is Probate?
A plea that cannot be entered at a pretrial phase?
What is Insanity?
Pretrial proceedings that are open and used to probable cause.
What is preliminary hearing?
Any physical coercion used to influence or persuade an individual to comply.
What is Use of Force?
In which court does the judge serve as head of the county government?
What is the Constitutional County Court?
What court has jurisdiction over dangerous dogs?
What is Municipal Court?
A request by one party to a lawsuit, that a judge take some specific action.
What is a motion
The decision to release a defendant is based upon the threat they may pose to society and _______
What is the rights of the accused?
The pursuit of a suspect by law enforcement.
What is Hot Pursuit?