CJ: CH. 13 PT. 3

Released in one's own personal recognizance

• R.P.R.d.
• Discovery Process
• Preliminary Hearing
• Corpus

A legal court order literally meaning "bring forth the body you have," which commands that a person being held be brought forth immediately

• Writ of Habeas Corpus
• R.P.R.d.
• Discovery Process
• Preliminary Hearing

That stage in the judicial system seeks to establish probable cause for believing that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it, thus preventing persons from being undiscriminately brought to trial

• Preliminary Hearing
• Corpus
• R.P.R.d.
• Discovery Process

A system that requires all pertinent facts to be made available to the prosecutor and the defence attorney before the trial

• Discovery Process
• Preliminary Hearing
• Corpus
• R.P.R.d.

Issued by a grand jury if it decides that no crime has been committed

• No Bill
• Plea Bargaining
• Diversion
• Nolo Contendere

A court procedure whereby the accused is read the charges against him or her and is then asked how he or she pleads

• Arraignment
• No Bill
• Plea Bargaining
• Diversion

Refusing to answer as to guilt or innocence at an arraignment; entered as a "not guilty" plea

• Standing Mute
• Arraignment
• No Bill
• Plea Bargaining

I will not contest it. A defendant's plea of"no contest" in a criminal case; it means he or she does not directly admit guilt but submits to sentencing or other punishment

• Nolo Contendere
• Standing Mute
• Arraignment
• No Bill

Bypassing the criminal justice system by assigning an offender to a social agency or other institution rather than trying him or her in court

• Diversion
• Nolo Contendere
• Standing Mute
• Arraignment

A legal negotiation between the prosecutor and defense to reach an agreement or compromise on the plea to be entered by the defendant as a way to avoid a court trial and conserve time and expense

• Plea Bargaining
• Diversion
• Nolo Contendere
• Standing Mute