Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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Acceptance of responsibility

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a genuin admission or acknowledgment of wrongdoing

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2
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Affirm

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to uphold the decision or opinion of a lower trial court.

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3
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Aggravating circumstances

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Events about the crime that may intensify the severity of punishment

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4
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Appeal

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Any request directed to a higher court challenging the decision of a lower court.

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5
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Appelant

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Person who initiates an appeal

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6
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Appellees

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the respondents in a case appealed to a higher court.

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Argument

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Any rationale provided by the defense or prosecution to support their position in court.

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8
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Bifurcated trial

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Tribunal in capital cases where the jury is asked to make two decisions.

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9
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Brief

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A document filed to a lawsuit to convince the court of the merit of the case

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10
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Circumstantial evidence

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Material provided by a witness from which a jury must infer a fact.

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11
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Conditions of confinement

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The nature of jail or prison of incarceration(heat, humidity, cleanliness)

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12
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Death row

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Arrangement of prison cells where inmates who have been sentenced to death are housed.

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13
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Defendant’s sentencing memorandum

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Version of event leading to conviction offense in the words of the convicted offender.

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14
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Dissenting opinion

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Any judicial opinion attacking the decision of a collegial court.

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15
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DNA fingerprinting

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Detecting suspect according to their unique DNA patterns

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16
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Interiment sentencing

A

Imposed punishment where offender must serve a portion of sentence in jail.

17
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Isolation

A

A sentencing philosophy where prisoners are placed in a confined cell with no communication with others.

18
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Jail as a condition of probation

A

Sentence in which the judge imposes limited time to be served in jail before commencement of probation.

19
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Mistrial

A

A trial that cannot stand, is invalid.

20
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Mixed sentencing

A

Sentence that requires that the convicted offender serves weekends in jail while undergoing probationary supervision in the community.

21
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Narrative

A

A portion of pre-sentence investigation report prepared by a probation officer which provides description of offense and offender.

22
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Notice of appeal

A

Filling a formal document with the court advising that the sentence is to be appealed.

23
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Opinion

A

The official announcement of a court’s decision and the reasons for that decision.

24
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Oral argument

A

Verbal presentation made to an appellate court in order to persuade the court to affirm, reverse or modify a lower court decision.

25
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Pardon

A

a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment.

26
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Probation officer

A

Person who supervises probationers.

27
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Reversed or remanded

A

Decision by the appellate court to overturn the verdict of a lower trial court with instruction to the trial court to rehear the case.

28
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Sentencing hearing

A

Optional hearing in which defendants and victims can hear content of pre-sentence investigation reports.

29
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Sentencing memorandum

A

Court decision that furnishes ruling or finding and orders to be implemented relative to convicted offenders.

30
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Sentencing probation (_parole)

A

Sentencing offenders to prison for a brief period to give them a taste of prison life and then releasing them into the custody of a probation or parole officer.

31
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Split sentencing

A

Sentencing whereby a judge imposes a sentence of incarceration for a fixed period followed by probation.

32
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Stare decisis

A

Legal precedent. The principle of leaving undisturbed a settled point of law.

33
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Warrant

A

A written order directing a suspect’s arrest.

34
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Wrongful conviction

A

Adjudication of guilt by either the judge or jury where the convicted offender is actually innocent.