ch. 4 vocab Flashcards
putting off to another time
adjournment
a legal document stating that the person to whom it is issued is alleged to have committed in criminal offence, and requiring that person to appear in court at a specified time
appearance notice
to deprive a person of his or her liberty by legal authority so that he or she may answer to a criminal charge
arrest
the process whereby an accused person is released pending trial
bail
the action of holding someone in custody; an enforced delay
detention
lawyer who is on duty at a police station or court room, to give legal advice to those arrested and/or brought before the court
duty counsel
science dealing with the application of medical science to law
forensic science
a court document that requires the determination whether a person is being legally detained
habeas corpus
a written complaint, made under oath, stating that there is reason to believe that a person has committed a criminal offence
information
a group of people who are lined up by the police, to enable a witness to a crime to specify the person that he or she witnessed committing
line up
a person whose evidence is important in a court of law
material witness
process in which the crown and the accussed “make a deal”, usually resulting in the accused pleading guilty to a lesser charge in return for a lower penalty than would be received if found guilty of the original charge
plea bargain
a process in which a person is asked various questions and a lie-detector machine measures changes in the blood pressure, respiration, and pulse rate to indicate whether the truth is told
polygraph test
a hearing held to determine if there is sufficient evidence to justify a trial
preliminary hearing
on the face of something, something presumed to be true unless disproved by some evidence on the contrary
prima facie
