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The result of a criminal trial in which a person is found guilty.
What is Conviction?
A legal determination that a person who has been charged with a crime is innocent.
What is an Acquittal?
Maintains records of a court and administer oaths to each witness called to testify.
What is Court Clerk?
The opposing side finds fault with the question being asked the witness.
What is an Objection?
A deliberate lie said under oath.
What is Perjury?
The person that arrested you.
Who is the Arresting Officer?
A verdict of innocence. A plead of not committing a crime. You will go to trial to plead your case.
What is Not guilty?
The decision of the court.
What is a Verdict?
The judge, following an objection, decides the questions MAY continue.
What is Overrule.
A request for a higher court to review a decision made by a lower court.
What is an Appeal?
A verdict of committing a crime. A plead of admitting to a crime. Trial not necessary.
What is Guilty?
Attorney that defends you.
What is a Lawyer/defense attorney/public defender.
CPL Section to determine if you are competent to stand trial or not. You will be examined by 2 Doctors who determine if you’re dangerously mentally ill or not.
What is a 730?
The way a Judge is addressed in a courtroom
What is Your Honor?
You plead GUILTY to a lesser Charge/crime in hopes of getting a smaller sentence.
What is Plea Bargain?
The attorney that represents the State and is prosecuting you in court.
What is District Attorney/Prosecuting Attorney/DA?
Security (usually money) to ensure that the accused person appear at trial
What is Bail?
A charge that carries a jail sentence of up to 1 year.
What is a Misdemeanor?
The judge, following an objection, agrees that the line of questioning should NOT continue.
What is Sustained?
You’ve been “indicted.” There is enough evidence to maintain a case against you in a trial.
What is 730.50?
A written order from a judge that allows the police to arrest a person or conduct a search
What is a Warrant.
Conditional release from prison before the end of a sentence.
What is Parole?
You aren't "indicted", but you have a Temporary Order Of Observation.
What is 730.40?
How a lawyer asks the judge to make a decision.
What is Motion ?
When the accused is brought before the court to hear the charges against him/her. They plead guilty or not guilty at this time.
What is an Arraignment?