Criminal Justice Study Guide
Criminal Justice Final Review
Ch 8
Jurisdiction- a court’s legal power to hear particular kinds of cases
Court of General Jurisdiction- a court that can hear nearly any type of case
Court of Limited Jurisdiction- a specialty court that can hear only cases of a certain type
En Banc- an appeals case presided over by a larger than usual panel of judges (more than three)
Appellate Brief- a document containing legal arguments in an appellate case, submitted to a court by attorneys for one party.
Remand- the act by which an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings
Court of last resort- the highest court to which a case may be appealed.
Writ of certiorari- a request that a case be heard by an appellate court such as the U.S. Supreme Court
In chambers- meeting that occurs between attorneys and a judge in the judge’s office rather than in the court room.
Recusal- the act by which a judge removes herself from a case bc she may be biased or may have appearance of being biased
Due process- the right guaranteed by the fifth and fourteenth amendments that laws and processes be fair.
Magistrate- a judge who handles matters such as warrants, infractions, and the early stages of a criminal case
Justice of the peace- a judge who handles matters such as warrants, infractions, and the early stages of a criminal case
Commissioner- an individual who presides over the early stages of some criminal trials or serves as a judge in specialized courts
Special prosecutor- prosecutor who is appointed specifically for one particular case, usually because of his specialized knowledge or experience
Attorney general- state’s head law enforcement officer; also the head of the U.S. Department of Justice
District attorney – the lawyer who prosecutes criminal cases at the local level
Prosecutorial discretion- prosecutor’s power to determine when to bring criminal charges and which charges to bring
Defense
Ch 8
Jurisdiction- a court’s legal power to hear particular kinds of cases
Court of General Jurisdiction- a court that can hear nearly any type of case
Court of Limited Jurisdiction- a specialty court that can hear only cases of a certain type
En Banc- an appeals case presided over by a larger than usual panel of judges (more than three)
Appellate Brief- a document containing legal arguments in an appellate case, submitted to a court by attorneys for one party.
Remand- the act by which an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings
Court of last resort- the highest court to which a case may be appealed.
Writ of certiorari- a request that a case be heard by an appellate court such as the U.S. Supreme Court
In chambers- meeting that occurs between attorneys and a judge in the judge’s office rather than in the court room.
Recusal- the act by which a judge removes herself from a case bc she may be biased or may have appearance of being biased
Due process- the right guaranteed by the fifth and fourteenth amendments that laws and processes be fair.
Magistrate- a judge who handles matters such as warrants, infractions, and the early stages of a criminal case
Justice of the peace- a judge who handles matters such as warrants, infractions, and the early stages of a criminal case
Commissioner- an individual who presides over the early stages of some criminal trials or serves as a judge in specialized courts
Special prosecutor- prosecutor who is appointed specifically for one particular case, usually because of his specialized knowledge or experience
Attorney general- state’s head law enforcement officer; also the head of the U.S. Department of Justice
District attorney – the lawyer who prosecutes criminal cases at the local level
Prosecutorial discretion- prosecutor’s power to determine when to bring criminal charges and which charges to bring
Defense