Vocabulary
The accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge or to the same charge, but with a promise that the prosecutor will seek a lighter sentence from the court.
What is Plea Bargaining
Law Enforcement operates under this branch
What is the Executive
The amendment known as the search and seizure amendment.
What is the 4th amendment?
Two main kinds of cases
What are civil and criminal?
An order by the court to confine an accused after a conviction.
What is a sentence.
All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond a ____________. The fact that he has been arrested, confined, or indicted for, or otherwise charged with, the offense gives rise to no inference of guilt at his trial.
What is Reasonable Doubt
The choice by the district attorney of form of charging by the state
What is discretion
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution.
What is the Bill of rights?
Eyewitness accounts, a confession, or a weapon.
What is evidence?
A crime of a more serious offence which can result in a year or more in jail.
What is a Felony?
If the grand jury agrees that the accusation merits a trial, then it issues an_________________.
What is an indictment
An arrest must be supported by this.
What is probable cause?
The amendment that provides for due process with the words, no person shall be deprived of life, liberty of property with due process of law.
What is the 5th?
An order for a witness to come to court.
Who is the subpoena?
The death penalty.
What is Capital Punishment?
a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.
Who is the accused
At this proceeding the defendant is advised of the charges, his rights and the potential penalties for the crime and enters a plea.
What is an arraignment?
The part of the United States Constitution most important for law enforcement.
What is the Bill of rights?
The 5 pleas in New Mexico.
What are Not guilty, Guilty, Guilty but insane, Nolo Contendre, and Silence?
The court that has jurisdiction for felony crimes committed by Native Americans of tribal lands.
What is Federal Court?
a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
What is criminal law
What are the 3 branches of government for Federal and State gov.?
What is Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
The amendment that prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
Two factors juries use to decide on the guilt of an accused.
What what are the facts and the law?
Court that determines fact.
What is a trial court?