101 Course Tutorials | Criminal Justice 101


	Adjudication in Court: Key Terms

The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.


	adversarial system appeal arraignment	assembly-line justice assigned counsel system

	bail bench trial	beyond a reasonable doubt booking process

	capital punishment challenge for cause charge chivalry hypothesis circumstantial evidence civil cases	complaint contract system county court courtroom work group cross-examination

	defense attorney determinate sentence deterrent effect	direct examination directed verdict domestic relations court

	execution

	gas chamber Gideon v. Wainwright	grand jury

	habeas corpus	hung jury

	in forma pauperis indeterminate sentence indictment	information initial hearing

	jurisdiction

	lethal injection

	mandatory sentence motion	municipal court

	opening statement

	parole peremptory challenge plea plea bargaining Powell v. Alabama preliminary hearing pretrial detention pretrial diversion	pretrial procedures preventive detention probable cause probate court prosecutor prosecutorial discretion prosecutorial misconduct public defender

	release on recognizance	repeat offender

	selective prosecution sentencing disparity	state supreme court superior court

	U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. district courts	U.S. Supreme Court

	victim characteristics	voir dire

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