Investigation
First step of the criminal justice process
Investigation
Document from Grand Jury that accuses someone of a crime
Indictment
Purpose of sentencing
Hold someone accountable for a crime.
Purpose of a trial
To determine guilt or innocence
Purpose of an appeal?
Review a lower court's decision
The purpose of a search warrant is to..
Gather evidence
Rights read to you before arrest are called
Miranda Rights
Sentence that is served outside of jail or prisom is called
Probation
Role of a prosecutor
Present case against defendant
Who deals with appeals
Appellate court
Responsible for conducting investigations.
Detective or Special Agent
Term of charging a defendant with a crime
Arraignment
Sentence that is served in prison is called
Incarceration
Term for a trial without a jury
Bench trial
The outcome of a successful appeal
Reversal of lower courts decision
Term for process of gathering and analyzing evidence at a crime scene (fingerprints, DNA, Etc.)
Forensic analysis
Term for process of transferring defendant jurisdiction
Extradition
Term for the amount of money defendant must pay as punishment
A Fine
Term in which judge or jury decides wether a defendant is guilty or not
Verdict
Term for written document filed with higher court to challenge lower courts decision
Notice of Appeal
term for a container used to store and transport evidence
Evidence bag
Term for police officers written record of an arrest
Arrest Report
Term for a sentence that combines prison term with supervised release in the community
Split sentence
Legal principle that holds defendant responsible for the consequenc of their actions.
Doctrine of proximate cause
Term for process by which higher court sends a case back to lower court for further review (due to error, and irregullarities in trial)
Remand