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Attempt
An effort to committ a crime that goes beyond mere preparation but doesnt result in the crime being committed.
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Solicitation
The act of requesting or strongly urging someone to do something. If the request is to do something illegal, solicitation is a crime
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Crimes of Ommission
failing to preform an act required by criminal law (hit and run, failing to file taxes)
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Accessory after the fact
One who knows a crime has been committed and helps conceal the crime or criminal
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Accessory before the fact
One who orders, encourages, or helps plan a crime before the crime happens
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Accomplice
A person who voluntarily helps another person commits a crime; is usually present and directly aids in the crime unlike an accessory
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Principal
The reason a person committs a crime
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Restitution
The act of restoring something to its owner; the act of making good for loss or damage; repaying or refunding illegally obtained money or property
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Criminal Case = plea bargian
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Whats the difference between jail and prison
Jail is where a person is held before a crime and for a misdemeanor. Prison is where a person is sent after the trial is over or held for chrges for a felony
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How many member or on a petite jurt
12-14
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Motion to suppress evidence
Request that certain evidence not be used in the trial
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Motion for discovery of evidence
The request to examine evidence in possesion of the prosecutor
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Pretrial Motions
- disovery of evidence
- contiunance
- change of venue
- suppress evidence
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Searches without warrent (9)
- search incident to a lawful arrest
- stop and frisk
- consent
- plain view
- controband
- hot pursuit
- vechile searches
- emergency situations
- borders and airports
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Voir Dire
Jury selection process
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Indictment
A grand jury's formal charge of accusation of criminal action
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Grand Jury
a group of 16-23 people who decides is their is enough evidence to charge a person with a crime
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Preliminary hearing
Pretrial proceeding at which the prosecutor must prove that a crime was committed and established the probable guilt of the defendant
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Arraignment
A court session at which a defendant is charged and enters a plea
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Probable Cause
A resonable belief, known personally or through a relliable source, that a specific person has committed a crime
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Necessity
A defence to a criminal charge that shows a just of lawful reaon for the defendent to commit a crime
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Dueress
Unlawful pressure on a person to do something they would not do otherwise; when the person life and personal safety is in immediate dange
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Entrapment
An act by law enforcement to persuade a person to commit a crime that a person would not otherwise committed
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Burglary
Breaking and entering a building with the intention of committing a crime
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Extortion
Taking property illegally through threats of harm (blackmail)
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Robbery
The unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force or intimidation
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Embezzlement
The taking of money or property by a person whom it has been entrusted with
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Larceny
The unlawful taking of another persons's property with the intent to steal it
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Negligent homocide
Causing death through criminally negligent behavior
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Involuntary Manslaughter
Killing where there is no intent to kill
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Voluntary manslaughter
The killing of a person without mallice or prededitation; killing when the victim actions would cause a normal person to act in a heat of passion or snap; intent of harm/ intent to kill
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2nd Degree Murder
Killing done will mallice but not deliberate or premeditated
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Felony Murder
The killing of someone while committing a felony, regardless with the intent to kill (required for a murder charge)
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1st degree murder
Killing/Homocide done with mallice and is premeditated
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Malice
ill will; deliberate intent to harm someone
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Homocide
The killiing of another person; can be criminal, noncriminal, or negligent
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Consipracy
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime
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Criminal: Parole
Juvenille: Aftercare
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Criminal: prison
Juvenille: detention
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Criminal: Scentencing
Juvenille:Disposition
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Criminal: found guilty
Juvenille:Found delinquent
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Criminal: trial
Juvenille: Adjudicatory Hearing
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Criminal: Not guilty plea
Juvenille:denial
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Criminal: File charges
Juvenille:petition
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Criminal Case: Arrest
Juvinille Case: Taken Into custody
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Criminal Court: crime
Juvinille Case: Offence
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Beyond Resonable Doubt = Criminal Case
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Proponderance of Evidence= Civial Case
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What is filed in a civil case
A lawsuit
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