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Arraignment · Information · Indictment Plea · Peremptory plea Nolo contendere (U. Criminal procedure refers to the legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated Criminal law. An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state which authorizes the Arrest and detention of an individual A search warrant is a Court order issued by a Judge or Magistrate that authorizes law enforcement to conduct a Search In United States Criminal law, probable cause refers to the standard by which a Police officer has the right to make an Arrest, conduct Knock-and-announce, in United States Law of Criminal procedure, is an ancient Common-law principle incorporated into the Fourth Amendment An exigent circumstance, in the American Law of Criminal procedure, allows law enforcement to enter a structure without a warrant, or if they Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard in United States law that a person has been is or is about to be engaged in criminal activity based on specific and articulable facts Search and seizure is a legal procedure used in many civil law and Common law legal systems whereby Police or other authorities and their agents who suspect Police officers in various jurisdictions have power to search members of the public, for example for weapons drugs and stolen property An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime Detention of suspects is the process of keeping a person who has been Arrested in a police-cell prison or other detention centre before Trial or Sentencing The right to remain silent is a legal protection given to people undergoing police Interrogation or trial. In the United States, the Miranda warning is a Warning given by Police to criminal Suspects in police custody or in a custodial situation before The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. Criminal procedure refers to the legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated Criminal law. A statute of limitations is a Statute in a Common law Legal system that sets forth the maximum period of time after certain events that legal proceedings Nolle prosequi is a Latin legal phrase meaning "do not pursue A bill of attainder (also known as an act or writ of Attainder) is an act of Legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of Criminal jurisdiction is a term used in Constitutional law and Public law to describe the power of Courts to hear a case brought by a state accusing Extradition is the official process by which one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal Habeas corpus (ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔɹpəs ( Latin: command that you have the body is the name of a legal action or Writ, through which a person can seek relief Traditionally bail is some form of Property deposited or pledged to a Court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding This article is about the inquisitorial system for organizing court proceedings The adversarial system (or adversary system) of law is the system of law generally adopted in Common law countries that relies on the skill of each advocate Arraignment is a Common law term for the formal reading of a criminal Complaint, in the presence of the Defendant, to inform him/her of the charges Information is a formal criminal charge made without a Grand jury Indictment by a Prosecutor in a document called an information. In the Common law legal system an indictment (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt (in-DITE-mint is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense For the Pygmy backswimmer Genus, see Plea (insect. In the Common law, the peremptory pleas ( pleas in bar) are Pleas that set out special reasons for which a trial cannot go ahead la Nolo contendere is a legal term that comes from the Latin for "I will not contend it S. ) · Plea bargain Presentence Investigation
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In the parlance of criminal justice, a suspect is a known person suspected of committing a crime. A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a Criminal case whereby the Prosecutor offers A presentence investigation report ( PSI) is a Legal term referring to the investigation into the history of person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential The Law of evidence governs the use of Testimony (eg oral or written statements such as an Affidavit) and exhibits (e Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the process that Courts will follow when hearing cases of a civil nature (a " Civil action " as opposed to An idiom is a Phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal Definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only Criminal justice is the system of practices and organizations used by national and local governments directed at maintaining Social control, deterring In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment

Police and reporters often incorrectly use the word the suspect when referring to the actor, or perpetrator of the offense (perp for short). The perpetrator is the robber, assailant, counterfeiter, etc. A counterfeit is an imitation that is made usually with the intent to deceptively represent its content or origins --the person who actually committed the crime. The distinction between suspect and perpetrator recognizes that the suspect has not been proven guilty. The suspect may be a different person from the perpetrator, or there may have been no actual crime.

A common error in police reports is a witness description of the suspect (no, the witness generally describes the perpetrator, but the mug shot is of the suspect). A mug shot (also known as a mugshot, head shot, or booking photograph) is a Photographic Portrait taken after one is Arrested Frequently it is stated that police are looking for the suspect, when there is no suspect; very often it is impossible to tell from such a police report whether there is a suspect or not.

Possibly because of the misuse of suspect to mean perpetrator, police have begun to use person of interest to mean suspect. " Person of interest " is a phrase used by law enforcement when announcing the name of someone involved in a Criminal investigation who has not yet been Arrested

Under the judicial systems of the U.S., once a decision is approved to arrest the suspect or bind him over for trial, either by a prosecutor issuing an information, a grand jury issuing a true bill or indictment, or a judge issuing an arrest warrant, the suspect can then be properly called a defendant, or the accused. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law Information is a formal criminal charge made without a Grand jury Indictment by a Prosecutor in a document called an information. In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. In the Common law legal system an indictment (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt (in-DITE-mint is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense In the Common law legal system an indictment (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt (in-DITE-mint is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state which authorizes the Arrest and detention of an individual A defendant or defender ( Δ in Legal shorthand) is any party who is required to answer the Complaint of a Plaintiff Only after being convicted is the suspect properly called the perpetrator. In Law, a conviction is the Verdict that results when a Court of law finds a Defendant guilty of a Crime.

See also

• Accused
• Arguido

References

• Word Court

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