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Bus Law 1.02
Understand Court Systems & Trial Procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| answer | the response to a cival complaint |
| Arraignment/initial hearing | the charges person is brought before the judge to determine probable cause to have case heard. used to change or set any bail requirements |
| arrest | a person who has allegedly committed a felony offense or a serious misdemeanor offense that does not meet the requirements for a preson to be released on a signature summons |
| civil court | the cival jurisdiction of the trial court divisons |
| closing arguments | Arguments made by each side's attorney after the cases for the plaintiff and defendant have been presented. |
| complainant | the person or entity bringing or filing |
| complaint | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense |
| criminal court | a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases defendent |
| defendant | The person defending a lawsuit |
| evidence | (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved |
| federal district courts | The United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, the district courts have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal cases, including both civil and |
| grand jury | A group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime. |
| initial bail | the arrested person is taken before a magistrate and based on the charge, circumstances and the offenders prior criminal record, the magistrate sets an initial bail bond amount in order for the person charged to be released |
| jury intructions | Instructions that are given by the trial judge that specifically state what the defendant can be found guilty of and what the prosecution or plaintiff has to prove in order for a guilty verdict. |
| jury selection | attorneys for both prosecution are allowed to strike a specific number of jurors without justification |
| juvenile court | Juveniles have all of the same rights in juvenile court except to a trial by jury; older juveniles that commit more serious crimes will be tried as adults; determination of juvenile status through age is determined at date of trial not date of crime. |
| magistrates court | Is the lowest court in the hierarchy and is also known as the people's court. It hears 90% of cases and hears summer offences and indictable offences heard summarily as well as committa |
| N. C. court o f appeals | an intermediate appellate court that was created to relieve the Supreme Court of a portion of its heavy caseload; it has fifteen judges, who sit in panels of three to hear cases; it decides only questions of law |
| N. C. district court | hold trials to determine facts of cases |
| N. C. superior court | the superior and district court divisions are the trial court divisions that hold trails to determine the facts of cases. the superior court division consists of the superior court, which i |
| N. C. supreme court | The highest court in North Carolina. this court has a chief justice and six associate justices, who sit as a body and decide cases appealed from lower courts, inclusing from the court of appeals. |
| opening statement | The opening statements are provided by both attorneys to give an overview of what they plan to present during the trial |
| pleadings | Formal papers filed with the court by the plaintiff and defendant. |
| summons | A notice informing the defendant of the lawsuit and requiring the defendant to respond or risk losing the suit. |
| testimony | Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. |
| U. S. court of appeals | A court within the second tier of the three-tiered federal court system, to which decisions of the district courts and federal agencies may be appealed for review. |
| U. S. supreme court | high court with a limited original jurisdiction whose decisions may not be appealed; it serves as the court of last resort in the U.S. |
| Vior Dire | search for the truth. the goals of vior dire are exactly that: 1.) to get potential jurors speaking about themselves, their beliefs, biases and opinions; and 2.) to elict truthful and complete answers from the potential jurors. |
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