Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms +

Breach of discovery rules when prosecutor fails to turn over exculpatory materials acquired during a criminal investigation to defense counsel: A Brady violation occurs whenever three conditions are met:

The evidence at issue must be favorable to the accused, either because it is exculpatory, or because it is impeaching.

The evidence must have been suppressed by the state, either willfully or inadvertently.

Prejudice must have ensued.

The act of offering, giving, or receiving something of value to influence a decision of a public official: Bribery is a crime that can also be in the form of requesting or soliciting a bribe or pay-off.

A document filed by a party to a lawsuit to convince the court of the merits of that party's case: Jack's lawyer submitted a brief for presentation of submission to the court.

The requirement to introduce evidence to prove an alleged fact or set of facts: In legal procedures, it is the duty of a party to prove a claim or statement which is the burden of proof .

1. An administrative system, especially in a government, that divides work into specific devisions: The categories of a bureaucracy are carried out by special departments of non-elected officials.
2. An organizational model that vests, or bestows a power on individuals with authority and spheres of competence: A bureaucracy is set up in a predetermined hierarchy with abstract rules and selection by tests.

Any of several types of similar correctional confinement facilities for adults: Such camps are also for juveniles and usually located in rural areas.

The mental state of being legally responsible: Capacity refers to a soundness of mind including the mental acuity to know the difference between right and wrong, and to realize and appreciate the nature and consequences of particular actions.

"That you take."; an arrest warrant: Capias is a general term for various court orders requiring that some named person be taken into custody.

The imposition of the death penalty for the most serious crimes: Capital punishment may be administered by electrocution, lethal injection, gas, hanging, or shooting.

An offender who makes his or her living through crime: Usually offenses occur over the lifetime of the career criminal.

An incident investigated by law enforcement officers: Mr. Higgins was made the official suspects in the case involving a legal inquiry.

A case can also be a single charging document under the jurisdiction of a court or a single defendant.

Crowded court dockets or files in either juvenile court or criminal court: Case backlogs describe a massive buildup of cases, where judges can not hear all cases in a timely fashion.

Legal opinions having the status of law as enunciated by the courts: The U.S. Supreme Court decisions become case laws and governing cases when identical or very similar cases are subsequently heard in lower courts.

The procedure of dealing with and managing various complex cases involves many steps: Such case processing can include disability claims, unemployment claims, and legal cases.

The media coverage regarding a particular legal case that occurs before the trial begins: Direct familiarity with information relating to the actual events or of a certain criminal are presented through case-specific pretrial publicity.