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initial appearance
initial appearance : the first appearance of a criminal defendant before a judge or usually a magistrate called also arraignment on the warrant initial presentment
inflammatory
inflammatory : tending to cause anger, animosity, or indignation [the use of an alias by a defendant is…almost always "F. D. Doucette"] NOTE: Evidence, and esp. photographic evidence, may be deemed inadmissible if its inflammatory
indigent
indigent : suffering from indigence [the defendant was provided with counsel] indigent n
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disjunctive allegation
allegation : an allegation that is unclear in meaning because it includes the word or in charging the defendant with two or more wrongful acts NOTE: Disjunctive allegations are inadmissible.
articulable
articulable : capable of being expressed, explained, or justified [police had observed drug sale and stopped defendant on reasonable suspicion that he was dealing drugs "National Law Journal"]
detinue
common-law action for the recovery of personal property belonging to the plaintiff that is wrongfully detained by the defendant compare trover
amenable
amenable 1 : legally subject or answerable [the corporation is not to suit in New York] 2 a : suited by nature [an adult is not to a juvenile treatment program] b : readily yielding, submitting,...
beyond a reasonable doubt
The standard in a criminal case that must be met by the prosecution in order to convict the defendant. It means the evidence is fully satisfied, all the facts are proven and guilt is established. Source: FindLaw
battered woman's syndrome
a defense to violent criminal charges (as homicide). Evidence of repeated abuse is used to show that the defendant acted in self-defense even though the threat or danger was not imminent. Battered woman's syndrome is also used
autrefois convict
autrefois convict [Anglo-French, formerly convicted] : a defendant's plea stating that he or she has already been tried for and convicted of the same offense
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