I Fought the Law
Police must have this to search you or your property without a warrant.
What is probable cause?
When someone sues someone else, it is known as this.
This protection is found in the 5th Amendment and protects you against going on trial twice for the exact same criminal act is known as this.
What is double jeopardy?
This phase occurs when police are investigating a crime.
What is the suspicion phase?
This is one of the oldest known codes of law.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
These include murder, assault, and battery.
What are crimes against people?
The only punishment that can be assessed in Civil Court are these.
What are monetary damages?
This amendment guarantees you a lawyer in criminal court.
What is the 6th Amendment?
This phase contains arraignment and bail as well as jury selection.
What is the pre-trial phase?
Judge Judy's court and all other TV courts are this.
What are civil small claims courts?
Theft without any sort of violence is called this.
What is larceny?
These are the two principles that are used to guide civil law decisions.
The Miranda Rights must be read to those under arrest and inform people of these protections.
This phase occurs when someone is formally taken into custody by police.
What is the arrest phase?
This is the name for a contract between a tenant and a landlord.
What is a lease?
The punishment for a given crime can be found here.
Where is in the statute?
These type of cases deal with someone suing to pay for damage done to something they own.
What are property cases?
The protection against cruel and unusual punishment is found here.
What is the 8th Amendment?
This phase contain the actual hearing to decide someone's guilt or not guilt.
What is the trial phase?
This crime is the act of breaking and entering with the intent to commit another crime.
What is burglary?
The crime of manslaughter has a lesser sentence than first degree murder because of this.
What is it is considered a heat of the moment crime and is defined as a lesser offence in the statutory code?
Decisions made in this are considered legally binding and can be enforced by constables.
What is arbitration?
The right to a trial by jury in all circumstances is found here.
What is the 7th Amendment?
This is the phase where the jury will render their verdict.
What is the sentencing phase?
This is the only punishment that must be given by a jury.
What is capital punishment (the death penalty)?