101 Course Tutorials | Criminal Justice 101

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	Adjudication in Court: Key Terms

The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.


	adversarial system appeal arraignment	assembly-line justice assigned counsel system

	bail bench trial beyond a reasonable doubt	bifurcation booking process

	capital punishment challenge for cause charge chivalry hypothesis circumstantial evidence civil cases	complaint contract system county court courtroom work group cross-examination

	defense attorney determinate sentence deterrent effect direct examination	directed verdict Drug court Durham product rule

	execution

	gas chamber Gideon v. Wainwright	grand jury

	habeas corpus	hung jury

	in forma pauperis indeterminate sentence indictment	information initial hearing

	jurisdiction

	lethal injection

	mandatory sentence The M'Naghten rule	motion municipal court

	opening statement

	parole peremptory challenge plea plea bargaining Powell v. Alabama preliminary hearing pretrial detention pretrial diversion pretrial motions	pretrial procedures preventive detention probable cause probate court prosecutor prosecutorial discretion prosecutorial misconduct public defender

	release on recognizance	repeat offender

	selective prosecution sentencing disparity state supreme court	superior court substantial capacity test

	U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. district courts	U.S. Supreme Court

	victim characteristics	voir dire

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