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| A court that hears appeals; not a trial court; an appeals court. |
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| To take a person into custody for the purpose of charging the person with a crime. |
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| A person not in the armed services or the police force. |
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| A court that handles civil cases. |
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| The rules for processing someone through the cirminal justice system. |
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| Force that poses a high risk of death or serious injury to its human target. |
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| Judicial rule that prevents the government from introducing illegally obtained evidence at a criminal trial. |
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| Court officer who issues warrants; normally a lower-court judge who handles pretrial proceedings or presides over misdemeanor trials. |
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| Advisory statement about the rights of suspects that police must rerad to suspects in custody before questioning them. |
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| Formal request made to a court. |
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| Request that the court excludes particular evidence from the trial because it was illegally obtained. |
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An agreement between a criminal defendant and prosecutor
1)Drop one of several charges
2)Lower charge
3) Recommend a lighter sentence |
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| Evidence that an independent, cautious person would have good reason to believe. |
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| Government intrusion into something in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. |
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| Take into possession, custody, or control |
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| Court order issued by a judge authorizing a search, an arrest, or a seizure of evidence of a crime. |
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