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Pretrial Events
Criminal Procedure: Pretrial EventsIntroduction to Pretrial EventsThe rules of criminal procedure affect many actions prior to the formal trial of the defendant. Even before a suspect is arrested, certain procedural rules govern the activities of the police and the rights of the su…
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Pretrial Events Booking
Criminal Procedure: Pretrial Events BookingIntroduction to Pretrial Events BookingOnce the suspect has been taken into custody and transported to a police facility, he or she is booked. Booking is the clerical process by which an administrative record is made of the arrest. The nam…
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First Judicial Appearance
Criminal Procedure: Pretrial Events First Judicial AppearanceIntroduction to First Judicial AppearanceWithin a reasonable time after the arrest, the accused must be taken before a magistrate and informed of the charge. The magistrate will ascertain that the person before the court …
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Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms
The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…
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Parole
Introduction to Parole Parole, in criminal law, pledge of good conduct given by a person convicted of crime as a condition of release from imprisonment before the expiration of the term of confinement. The word parole is also broadly used to denote such a conditional release or period of […]
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Parole
Introduction to Parole Parole, in criminal law, pledge of good conduct given by a person convicted of crime as a condition of release from imprisonment before the expiration of the term of confinement. The word parole is also broadly used to denote such a conditional release or period of […]
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Bail
Bail, in law, obtaining the release from custody of a prisoner by depositing a security to guarantee the prisoner's surrender to proper legal authorities at a given time. The security itself is termed bail or bail bond monies. A prisoner may be released on bail at the discretion of the […]
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Bail
Bail, in law, obtaining the release from custody of a prisoner by depositing a security to guarantee the prisoner's surrender to proper legal authorities at a given time. The security itself is termed bail or bail bond monies. A prisoner may be released on bail at the discretion of the […]
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Suspected Pirates
International Support for Efforts to Bring Suspected Pirates to Justice in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Support for Efforts to Bring Suspected Pirates to Justice: (1) United Nations On November 18, 2013, the UN Security Council adopted […]
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Appeals
Criminal Procedure: Appeals Introduction to Appeals A convicted criminal may appeal his or her conviction and sentence to a higher court, known as an appellate court. The appellate court will review all or part of the written record of what transpired at the trial to determine whether any […]
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Appeals
Criminal Procedure: Appeals Introduction to Appeals A convicted criminal may appeal his or her conviction and sentence to a higher court, known as an appellate court. The appellate court will review all or part of the written record of what transpired at the trial to determine whether any […]
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is “the only dictionary available -according to Oxford University Press, its publisher- that focuses on United Kingdom (British) law enforcement terms. This legal resource contains over 3,400 legal terms, covering many United Kingdom and European Union institutions.” Most of the entries in “A Dictionary of…
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Preliminary Hearing
Criminal Procedure: Pretrial Events Preliminary Hearing or IndictmentIntroduction to Preliminary HearingUnder federal criminal procedure and in about half of the states, a person must be indicted (formally charged) by a grand jury before a felony trial can take place. Other states …