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Survial guide Words You Are Likely To Hear Acquittal - A verdict of not guilty Advocate noun - One who speaks for and helps someone else A victim is someone trained and dedicated to serve those who are victims of crime family members of victims of crime a

Words You Are Likely To Hear Acquittal - A verdict of not guilty Advocate noun - One who speaks for and helps someone else A victim is someone trained and dedicated to serve those who are victims of crime family members of victims of crime and witnesses to crime An advocate may be a paid professional of a government or private agency or a volunteer Appeal - The transfer of a case from a lower court to a higher court appellate court for a new hearing on the case Arraignment - The time when a suspect appears before a judge and is charged with a crime Arraignment usually occurs shortly after the suspect has been arrested and served a warrant or after a preliminary hearing Bail or bond - Money or property that a defendant puts up as a guarantee that he will appear in court Not all defendants are required to put up bail Some are given personal recognizance PR bonds Certiorari pronounced ser-shee- ah-rah-ree usually writ of certiorari sometimes writ of cert - A writ from a higher court to a lower court requesting the records of a case for review Clemency - Mercy or leniency Often refers to a judge's giving a lighter sentence to a defendant because of particular circumstances Competent to stand trial or legally competent - A decision by the court that a defendant is able to stand trial usually following an examination by a doctor to ?nd out his mental condition Disposition - The ?nal result of the case Defendant - A person arraigned and charged with a crime Defense attorney - The lawyer who speaks for the defendant and represents his interest in court Discovery - The right of the defendant to know what evidence the State has against him Family Court - A county court that handles cases involving families and juveniles General Sessions Circuit Court - The higher level of county court where serious crimes are tried Grand Jury - A jury of eighteen people who listen to the evidence and decide whether or not a case should go on to General Sessions Court Their meetings are conducted in secret The Grand Jury may give a true bill indictment or a no bill No Bill - A conclusion by a Grand Jury that a case should not be tried True Bill or Indictment - A conclusion by a Grand Jury that a case should be tried Habeas Corpus pronounced hay-bee-us kor-pus - One of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a person before a court or judge Its purpose is to release someone from unlawful restraint or imprisonment Hung jury - The situation where a jury cannot all agree on a verdict When this happens the case may be tried all over again Incident Report - A police report about something that happened Additional reports about the same happening are called Supplemental Reports Indictment pronounced in-dite-ment - See Grand Jury True Bill Jury - usually refers