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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. A friend of the court; one who interposes or volunteers information upon some matter of law






2. An erroneous or invalid trial; a trial which can not stand in law because of lack of jurisdiction - wrong drawing of jurors - or disregard of some other fundamental requisite.






3. A crime of a graver nature than a misdemeanor. generally - an offense punishable by death or imprisonment in a penitentiary






4. In practice - the formal and unanimous decision or finding made by a jury - reported to the court - and accepted by it.






5. One who initiates the prosecution upon which an accused is arrested or who offers or presents an accusation against the party whom he/she suspects to be guilty; also - one who takes charge of a case and performs the functions of a trial lawyer for th






6. Sufficent to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebuted.

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7. From 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.






8. Tenn v. Garner






9. An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense.






10. Any substance capable of generating offensive - noxious - or suffocating fumes - gasses - or vapors.






11. An accusation in writing found and presented by a grand jury - charging that a person therein named has done some act or been guilty of some omission which - by law - is a crime.






12. An instrument authorizing another to act as one's agent or attorney.






13. One who - under the direction of a law enforcement officer or upon his/her own initiative - pretends complicity in a crime in order to detect the perpetrator in an effort to prosecute such perpetrator. as such - there is no criminal intent on the par






14. No force quarterly of soldiers - permitted only in war time and in accordance with the law.






15. Reasonable grounds for supposing that a criminal charge is well-founded.






16. Written or Oral application for a ruling or order from the court.






17. Any motor vehicle accident occurring entirely at a place other than on a highway.






18. Original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to teh justice court - and shall not exceed $500.






19. Can be issued by a clerk of the court






20. An article of personal property as distinguished from from real property.






21. The persons who are actively concerned in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






22. From 1/2 hour before sunrise - to 1/2 hour after sunset






23. The felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another from his/her person or immediate presence and against his/her will - accomplished by means of force or fear.






24. An order or precept in writing - issued in the name of the people or of a court or judicial officer.






25. Endorsement by an officer upon a process stating what - where - when - why - how - and whom service and compliance of the commands within the process were made.






26. A person 'advances prostitution' when - acting other than as a prostitute or as a patron thereof - he/she knowingly causes or aids a person to engage in prostitution - procures or solicits patrons for prostitution - provides persons or promises for p






27. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict






28. Vehicle not designed to haul persons or property. O LESS THAN 40FT IN LENGTH.






29. When an attorney works for client for no fee.






30. The name of a writ which issues from a court of superior jurisdiction - directed to an inferior court - commanding the performance of a particular act.






31. Human power that has 2 wheel. It has to have at lease one wheel tat is a min. of 14' in.






32. Right to bail - Protection from excessive fines - No cruel of unusual punishment






33. A. Served by an sheriff or constable B. Directs defendant to deliver possession of certain property to the officer - who the delivers the property to the person the court has directed.






34. One of the lanes on the freeway






35. One who knowingly - voluntarily and with common intent with a principal offender - unites in the commission of a crime






36. Operate a vehicle with G.V.W.are of 26 -001 or more - Combo of vehicles 26 -001 or more towing more than 10000

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37. Citation issued after the original ciation usually directed to the sheriff or another county or directed to the defendant under another.






38. The change of a punishment from a greater degree to a lesser degree - as from death to life imprisonment






39. Vehicle with or withour power - designes to be drwan and to transport persons or property: Constructed so that NO PART OF ITS WEIGHT AND LOAD RESTS ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE.






40. Law in its regular course of administration through the courts of justice. the guarantee of due process requires that every person have the protection of a fair trial






41. Go thru only with caution






42. Is an affimative defense






43. Offense that is an intentional or knowing violation of a law committed by a public servant while acting in an official capacity as a public servant.






44. Primary evidence - as distinguished from secondary evidence; the best and highest evidence of which the nature of the case is susceptible






45. A decision or order of the court. a final decree is one which fully and finally disposes of the litigation; an interlocutory decree is a provisional or preliminary decree which is not final.






46. Judgement entered by the court upon the failure of party to plead or appear at the appointed time.






47. A motor vehicle used primarily as a farm implement.






48. A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a personal action and is so named on the record.






49. The practical application of the scientific study of fingerprint comparisons and the classification of prints






50. Operate a vehicle with G.V.W.are of 26000 or more - Can't tow more than 10000 - unless its a farm trailer. then they can tow up to 20000

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