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bench trial
a trial by which a judge without a jury
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legislative body
a statute is a form of law created by
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plea bargaining
charge bargaining
count bargaining
90 percent of felony convictions, and changing the plea to get you to plea guilty
charge- arrest in ADW, lesser charge if pleads guilty
count barg- someone robbed 10 diff areas if you plea to all of them then you can only get charged one count of robbery
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arrainment/ initial appearance
where arrestees will be brought before the judege and advised of their rights and the charges, and be given a change to make bail.
- 1. told of charges filled
- 2. told of their rights, not miranda but amendment rights
- 3. verify their idenity
- 4. have person enter a plea
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4th amendment
unreasonable search and seizure
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civil case
...so the burden of proof need for a victory in a civil case is..
- 1.purpose= $
- 2.proof- propndurance of evidence has to be 51 percent or more and jury has to believe it is more likely then not (75percent)
3.no representation
...propondurance of evidence which would be 51 percent or more
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obtaining clients is only half the problem facing private attorneys who rep criminal clients, the second half is
the second half is getting paid. criminal lawyers are more concerned than other lawyers with collection of the fee, usually a flat rate
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due process is in which amendments
5th and the 14th amendment.
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prosecution and the defense are the
two major adversary actors in the criminal justice system
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on a felony case which is least likely a lawyer is present?
crime, arrest, charging, grand jury, discretionary apeal
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crime control model
conservatives who says it is more important to protect the public then to protect the criminals.
- there job is to:
- 1. breakdown of indiv responsibility
- 2. most likely to determine if guilty or innocent
- 3. process guilty defendant quickly
- 4. technicalities let crooks go free
- 5.punishment will deter crime
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6th amendment
- 1. intitled for a jury trial
- 2. right to counsel
- 3.right to confront witness
- 4. right to sopeona
- 5. informed of the charges
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the highest burden of proof is
beyond the reasonable doubt
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appellate courts
do and not do
not do- trial, witnesses dont testify, and dont use a jury
do. look at records of a lower court, look at past violations and review motions
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res judicata
a matter already judged and final judgement is no longer subject to appeal
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equity in law
fairness, standardized and is associated with the judges
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adversarial system
is pursuing the truth
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law
establishes social order and requires coercion
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marbury vs. madison
the court has the authority to declare an act of congress unconsitutional.
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most lawyers in colonial america received their training
thru apprendaship. ex. worked thru judges
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standarized in different countys ( which provides standards of education is what?
uniformity of legal education
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bar association
sets bar standards by each state
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jurisdiction
- geographical things that occur in certain areas and cannot be prosecuted in a differnet place.
- ex. subject matter, civil courts lack jurisdiction than criminal
- ex. juvenile matter is handled diff than adults
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long arm statutes
It is a provision in law that allows a state to exercise jurisdiction over somebody living in another state.
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norm
indicates social expectations of what is right or normal
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laws can be conceived by
statutes of governing society
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natural laws
serves to limit the power of government
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case method
conservative approach to law
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law school first years
are usually the same as all law schools to keep consistancy
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uniformity of legal education
increases the predictability of the law
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the states sets the
standards for admissions of practice of law
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considering a case, appellate courts never permit new testimony? T or F
T
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the supreme court provides elaborate explanations for why it declines to hear a case. T or F
F supreme court does not have to hear about it
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amendment 1
- freedom of speech
- freedom of press/ media
- freedome of religon
- petition of the government
- freedom of assembly
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5th amendment
- establish grand jury
- due process
- self-incrimmination
- double jepordy
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8th amendment
- no excessive bail
- no cruel and unusually punishment
- no excessive fines
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criminal case
- 1. punishment
- 2. beyond the reasonable doubt, jurors -100 percent
- 3. public rep
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crime
a violation of the law
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consensual encounter
does not have to have a reason but have to have the permission. no justification needed
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detention
reasonable suspicion, must have this to justify an encounter to detain them. detention takes place at the scene.
reasonable suspicion, reason to believe they will, did, or about to commit a crime
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arrest
taking a person into custody authorized by the law. the police officer or private person
probable cause, why you think they did something
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infraction
lowest level a fine
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misdemeanor
punishable up to a yr in county jail, or probation, fine or any combination of there of
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felony
crime of which you can go to state prison, death, probation, fine or any combination of there of
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bail
making sure the person will come back and cause no harm to the public. protection of the public
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preliminary hearing
FELONIES ONLY
- did a felony occur
- and is it possible this person
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sentencing
- retribution-punish the person
- rehabilitation- fix them and change them to fit to go back
restoration- if possible make everyone whole
deterrance-if you understand something will happen if you do something wrong.
incapacitation- denie them acess to victims or remove them from doing it
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parole
- 1. cannot be on parole unless you been in prison
- 2. parole is finishing your sentence from the outside
- 3. rights taken away
- 4. administered at the state level
- 5. parole officer is assigned
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probation
- 1. instead of jail
- 2. administered by the judge or court level
- 3.formal- assigned probation officer
- informal- never see your probation officer again and wont see them untill you commit a crime again
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exclusionary rule
if you do not obtain evidence legally, the your case can be taken out. made for law enforcement
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direct and circumstantial
direct- absolute
circu- take a known fact and infer it to something else
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proof
the outcome/result of a well presented evidence
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due process
liberals- more important to protect the criminal then the public. make sure they went into the system correctly and lawfully
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statutory law
legislative body creates this
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case law
appallete process and allocations of future cases
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constitutional law
establish relationship between the people and government and resolve disputes between states
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