Definitions

1. In criminal cases, the state is the prosecutor, while the defendant is the person charged with committing the crime.
2. In criminal cases, the writ of attaint was issued at the suit of the Crown, and in civil cases at the suit of either party.
3. Criminal cases are heard by the Tribunal of Courts in Andorra la Vella.
4. Criminal cases are tried in Circuit Court except in districts with separate Criminal Courts established by the General Assembly.
5. In criminal cases, the burden of proof is often on the prosecutor.

Fraud Cases

1. Zealous legal representation is critical in fraud cases, as in all criminal cases.

Paternity Cases

1. RFLPs can be used in paternity cases or criminal cases to determine the source of a DNA sample.

Serious Criminal Cases

1. Austria, in common with a number of European civil law jurisdictions, retains elements of trial by jury in serious criminal cases.

Basic Procedural Rules

1. The Reichskammergericht could only intervene in criminal cases if basic procedural rules had been violated.

Minor Criminal Cases

1. He began working for a Boston law firm, mostly dealing with real estate and minor criminal cases.

Felony Criminal Cases

1. Again, most felony criminal cases settle without a trial.

Motion

1. Special pleas in federal criminal cases have been abolished, and defenses formerly raised by special plea are now raised by motion to dismiss.

System

1. In this system the Supreme Court is always the final authority but criminal cases have four stages, one more than civil law.

United States

1. Most jurisdictions in the United States prohibit working for a contingent fee in family law or criminal cases.

Question

1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction In criminal cases, the question of jurisdiction is relatively simple.

Charges

1. But the new charges represent an extraordinary flurry in a conflict that has had relatively few serious criminal cases so far.

Damages

1. The power of the federal courts extends both to civil actions for damages and other redress, and to criminal cases arising under federal law.

Criminal Law

1. The application of nonmutual estoppel in criminal cases is also complicated by the existence of rules of evidence and exclusion unique to our criminal law.

Police

1. The Crown Prosecution Service is the UK government department responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales.

Judge

1. In most criminal cases the exact punishment will be determined by the judge at a hearing held at a later time.

Rights

1. And the Bill of Rights applied to these criminal cases, even under Barron.
2. But for virtually the entire first century of the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Supreme Court lacked general appellate jurisdiction over federal criminal cases.

Probable

1. Probable Cause Hearing: A hearing held before a judge in criminal cases to determine if enough evidence exists to prosecute.
2. Criminal cases that carry higher penalties may have a preliminary hearing in this court to determine probable cause.

Grand Jury

1. In most criminal cases the charge is first considered by a grand jury with 12 to 23 members.

Defendants

1. For example, in criminal cases, pre-trial motions by defendants commonly include motions for dismissal of the indictment and for suppression of evidence.

Counsel

1. Zerbst (1938), the Court declared a right to appointed counsel in federal criminal cases.
2. The Supreme Court on Monday gave a ringing endorsement to defendants' Sixth Amendment right to the counsel of their choice in criminal cases.

Kaohsiung

1. In 1999 the first juvenile court was established in Kaohsiung to handle criminal cases.

Prosecution

1. In criminal cases, prosecution is barred if not brought within the statute of limitations.
2. Prosecution and municipal attorneys sought a system which would free them to handle criminal cases more important than minor traffic violations.

Writ

1. At common law, the writ of error coram nobis was used as a device for correcting fundamental errors in both civil and criminal cases.

Burden

1. In criminal cases, the state has the burden of proof.

Appeal

1. Charlemagne, however, in his character as "Patricius", wanted to be considered as the highest court of appeal in criminal cases in the States of the Church.
2. Another issue suitable for appeal in criminal cases is effective assistance of counsel.

Federal Court

1. Morgan, the Supreme Court resolved this question, holding that coram nobis was still available in federal court for criminal cases.
2. In Federal court, however, there are stringent limitations to access to discovery in criminal cases.

State Courts

1. State courts handle the vast majority of civil and criminal cases in the United States with minimal federal court supervision.

Courts

1. In England and Wales (which have the same legal system), minor criminal cases are heard without a jury in the Magistrates ' Courts.

Law

1. The appeal of all other criminal cases shall be to the Courts of Appeal as prescribed by law.
2. Additional costs or changes in the basic costs in criminal cases may be ordered by the Municipal Judge at any time as authorized by law.

Civil

1. The result is that there is no first appeal of right for the vast majority of civil and criminal cases in those states.
2. Heretofore all civil and criminal cases of importance had been tried before a jury chosen from the Senate.
3. A term used to describe evidence that may be considered by a jury or judge in civil and criminal cases.

Supreme Court

1. Supreme Court of Republic of China(中華民國最高法院): civil and criminal cases.
2. Rules governing the administration of all courts and the rules of practice and procedure for civil and criminal cases are promulgated by the supreme court.
3. The senate, as supreme court of cassation, has two departments, one for civil and one for criminal cases.

Criminal Courts

1. In districts without Criminal Courts, criminal cases are handled at the trial level by Circuit Court judges.

Civil Litigation

1. Criminal cases now often involve civil, or quasi-civil, procedures and some civil litigation has become quasi-criminal.

District Court

1. All felony criminal cases, civil cases involving more than $10,000 and misdemeanor and infraction appeals from District Court are tried in Superior Court.

Jury Verdict

1. The vast majority of US criminal cases are not concluded with a jury verdict, but rather by plea bargain.

Verdict

1. Upon the reading of the verdict, in criminal cases, either party may request that the jury be polled.

Petit Jury

1. A petit jury is an ordinary or trial jury, composed of six to 12 persons, which hears either civil or criminal cases.

Trial Court

1. Rule of Civil Procedure 329(b)(d) provides no basis for the trial court to issue this order because these rules do not apply in criminal cases.

Trial Courts

1. The government (state or federal) prosecutes defendants in criminal cases in trial courts.

Jury Trial

1. Article One protects the right to the "great writ" of habeas corpus, and Article Three guarantees the right to a jury trial in all criminal cases.
2. Over 90% of criminal cases are resolved without a jury trial, and often this is in the best interest of the defendant.

Jury Trials

1. Most jury trials in the United States take place in criminal cases in state courts.
2. In the United States, jury trials are available in both civil and criminal cases.

Justices

1. Justices decide questions of law in civil and criminal cases on appeal.

Lower Courts

1. Mumbai also has two lower courts, the Small Causes Court for civil matters, and the Sessions Court for criminal cases.

Cases

1. In criminal cases, switches in the titles of cases are common, because most reach the appellate courts as a result of an appeal by a convicted defendant.

Case

1. Prosecution: In criminal cases, it is the state (government) that initiates the case; they are referred to as the prosecution.
2. As it is used in federal criminal cases, "the government" refers to the lawyers of the U.S. attorney's office who are prosecuting the case.

Affidavits

1. For example, in criminal cases affidavits are often used by police officers seeking to convince courts to grant a warrant to make an arrest or a search.
2. For example, in criminal cases, affidavits are often used by police officers seeking to convince courts to grant a warrant to make an arrest or a search.

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1. Civil Cases
2. Highest Court
3. Jury
4. First Instance
5. Supreme Court

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