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Judicial branch

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judicial restraint
Judges shouldnt make decisions that change policy -- thats for legislators to decide
Judicial activism
It's okay for judges to make decisions that change public policy
Steps of a criminal justice system
1- arrest
2- appear before judge
3- indict by grand jury
4- arraignment and plea
5- trial
-evidence/ testimony
6- verdict
7- sentence
8- appeal
Grand jury
A jury of 23 people selected to examine the validity of an accusing before trial
Defendant
Someone being accused
Felony
A crime, involving violence that is punishable to death or 1 year in prison
Steps of a civil justice system
1- complaint
2- Pretrial discovery
-evidence gathering
3- trial
-present evidence
- testimony by witness
4- judgement and award
5- appeal
Parole
Temporary release a prisoner who agrees to certain conditions before the completion of the sentance
Arraignment
Action of arraigning something in court (call or bring)
Verdict
A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case
Original jurisdiction
Is the power to hear a case for the first time, when a higher court has the power to review a lower courts decisoion
Plea
A formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, claiming what point of law should apply
Tort
A wrongful act or infringement of a right to civil legal liability
Courts of appeals
A court to which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or state
- no jury
- no witnesses
- Supreme Court
Judgement
Decision in civil case
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