BENEFIT OF COUNSEL
This the right that the accused has to be represented by an attorney who will be given ample time to study and to prepare the defence for his client.
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This the right that the accused has to be represented by an attorney who will be given ample time to study and to prepare the defence for his client.
the term that applies to the signing of papers by a judge that attests to the fact that this is an appeal that is based on a bill of exceptions.
a person who joins in a crime in order to apprehend the people doing the crime. He is undercover.
the statement of the alleged offense that brings a person to court. Also the judges instruction to the jury.
A criminal offense. The taking by force or strong persuasion of a wife, husband, child or other person.
the worth of an item in money, its value, saleable value, fair value. See value, fair; fair and reasonable market value.
the name given to the land and water that has a state has a jurisdiction over.
A person who owes money to another person and he runs away from his creditors or goes into hiding so he cannot be found.
The is the sum of all of the charges that are brought up against a defendant who can be guilty of one or more counts or innocent of all counts.
the term that is given to the unintentional killing of a person during the committing of an unlawful act. See manslaughter; voluntary manslaughter.
This term applies to a person with debt who will squander his money and not pay his creditors.
word used to describe the actions of a person who takes something that is not his to take. Also thieving, robbing, acts of larceny.
a term for the unlawful taking over of government property of funds for personal use.
This means to act in accordance with your obligations, to yield or to carry into effect or to accommodate something.
the term used to describe something done with the conscious intent.
These are the heirs who are appointed to inherit an estate when an ancestor dies without a will.
These are the facts needed to prove a matter that is at issue.
a term with the transfer of authority from one person to another person.
a term that is used for a thing that is assumed to be true.
a term that is used when referring to the designation of an impersonal payee when a bearer instrument is created.