Crimes
Drugged and/or drunk driving
Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)
Someone threatened or attempted to harm another person, but did not actually touch them.
Assault
A truck used his engine break in the city and was cited for breaking city ordinance
City Court
A person who has been trained and licensed to represent others in legal matters
Attorney/Lawyer
Defendant's response to a criminal charge
Plea
The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.
Robbery
Not intentionally injuring someone
Negligence
A 14-year old student assaulted a peer during school on the staircase.
Juvenile Court
A court official who keeps order in the courtroom and assists the jury
Bailiff
A trial without a jury in which the judge makes the final decision about the case.
Bench Trial
The crime of killing another person unlawfully in circumstances that do not amount to murder
Involuntary Manslaughter
Someone intentionally comes onto someone else’s property.
Trespass
Rape by deadly violence or with use of a weapon
Indiana Circuit Court
Court official who keeps court records, official files, and administers the oath to jurors and witnesses
Clerk
Designated regions within Indiana where the Indiana Constitution says certain courts are to be established.
Circuits
Entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.
Burglary
Using a cell phone while driving
Distracted Driving
Robbery, Fraud, aggravated battery and assault
Circuit or Superior Court
Parties to a case; the persons involved in a lawsuit.
Litigants
When two or more courts share the authority to hear a certain kind of case.
Concurrent Jurisdiction
The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
Arson
This happens when a person acts outrageously and causes emotional distress to an individual
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Failure to wear a safety belt
City or town court
The party who starts a lawsuit, or in criminal cases, the prosecutor acting on behalf of the State of Indiana.
Plaintiff
The name for putting a criminal on trial again after he or she has been found not guilty once. This is unconstitutional.
Double Jeopardy