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Crimes
Torts
Levels of Courts
Crime and Punishment
Disputes
100
punishable offense against society
What is "crime"?
100
intentional, negligence, strict liability
What are "types of torts"?
100
court in which a dispute is first held
What are "trial courts"?
100
legal position that allows the defendant to escape criminal liability
What is a "defense"?
100
attempt by neutral third party to achieve a compromise between disputing parties
What is "mediation"?
200
entering a building without permission intending to commit a crime
What is "burglary"?
200
unwelcome and unlawful intrusion into one's private life causing outrage, mental suffering, or humiliation
What is "invasion of privacy"?
200
can hear only one specific type of case
What is "specialized jurisdiction"?
200
used to disprove, justify, or excuse alleged crime
What are "substantive defenses"?
200
to place a dispute before a court of law for resolution
What is "litigation"?
300
bigamy, obscenity, prostitution
What are "crimes against decency"?
300
monetary award intended to compensate the injured party for the harm done
What are "damages"?
300
has 3 tiers and resembles federal system
What are "state court systems"?
300
penalty provided by law and imposed by court
What is "punishment"?
300
governmental forum that administers justice under the law
What is "court"?
400
punishable by less than a year in county jail and/or fines $1000 or less
What are "misdemeanors"?
400
court order for a person to do or not do a particular act
What is an "injunction"?
400
court in which witnesses are not called to speak
What are "appellate courts"?
400
voluntarily give up right to a public trial to avoid risk of a greater crime
What is a "plea bargain"?
400
awards damages or other appropriate relief
What are "civil cases"?
500
duty, violation of duty, criminal intent
What are "3 element proven in a crime"
500
4 elements that must be proven in a tort
What are "duty, breach, injury, and causation"?
500
decisions made here decide if original decision of a case is affirmed, reversed, amended, or remanded
What is an "appellate court"?
500
self defense, criminal insanity, immunity
What are "types of substantive defenses"?
500
development of a binding and enforceable resolution by a neutral third party
What is "arbitration"?