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Cadilesker
the Turkish empire so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers who are now tried only by their own officers
trial de novo
de novo : a trial in a higher court in which all the issues of fact or law tried in a lower court or tribunal are reconsidered as if no previous trial had taken place compare mistrial
trial court
trial court : the court before which issues of fact and law are tried and first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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trial brief
brief Document prepared for and used by attorney at trial which contains, among other things, issues to be tried, synopsis of evidence and witnesses to be presented, and case and statutory authority for the position of counsel
retrial
retrial : a trial of a matter already tried NOTE: A retrial is barred by double jeopardy following a mistrial for which there was no manifest necessity.
master
makes findings of fact, they are reviewable by the court except when the case is not to be tried to the jury and the findings are clearly erroneous, or when the parties have stipulated that the master's
grand jury
charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried see also no bill and true bill at bill, indictment compare petit jury, special grand jury
four-month rule
be taken within four months: as a : a rule in some states requiring that a defendant be tried within four months of the arrest, charge, or arraignment b : a rule set out in section 9-103(1)(d)
consolidate
Consolidated cases may become one single action with a single judgment, or may retain their individual identities although tried together. The court may also try one representative case and render a judgment binding on the other cases.
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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