list 8 vocab for criminal justice

Arraignment

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a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty

A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial

a formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought

exculpatory evidence

any information having a tendency to clear a person of guilt or blame

the act of accusing; a formal accusation

the action by a grand jury when it votes not to indict an accused suspect

An entry, made by a prosecutor on the record of a case and announced in court, indicating that the charges specified will not be prosecuted. In effect, the charges are thereby dismissed.

nolo contendere

a defendant's plea declaring that he will not make a defense but not admitting his guilt

preliminary hearing

An initial hearing in which a judge decides if there is probable cause to believe that the defendant committed the crime with which he or she is charged

Pre-Trial Detainees

Individuals who cannot post bail after arrest and are therefore forced to spend the time prior to their trial incarcerated in jail.