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Impeach
IMPEACH To accuse; to charge a liability upon; to sue. To dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict; as in to impeach a judgment or decree, or impeach a witness; or as used in the rule that a jury cannot impeach its verdict. To proceed against a public officer for crime or misfeasance, before a... Read more |
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Katyn
Katyn , village, W central European Russia, 12 mi (19 km) W of Smolensk. During World War II, when it was part of the USSR, it was occupied by the Germans in Aug., 1941. In 1943 the German government announced that the mass grave of some 4,250 Polish officers had been found in a forest near Katyn... Read more |
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Accusation
ACCUSATION A formal criminal charge against a person alleged to have committed an offense punishable by law, which is presented before a court or a magistrate having jurisdiction to inquire into the alleged crime. The sixth amendment to the Constitution provides in part that a person accused of a... Read more |
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Extradition
EXTRADITION The transfer of an accused from one state or country to another state or country that seeks to place the accused on trial. Extradition comes into play when a person charged with a crime under state statutes flees the state. An individual charged with a federal crime may be moved from... Read more |
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Arraignment
ARRAIGNMENT The term "arraignment" refers to the formal proceeding at which an accused is brought before the court to answer a criminal charge contained in an indictment or information. At arraignment, the presiding judicial officer informs the accused of the offense charged in the indictment or... Read more |
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bail
bail in law, procurement of release from prison of a person awaiting trial or an appeal, by the deposit of security to insure his submission at the required time to legal authority. The monetary value of the security—known also as the bail, or, more accurately, the bail bond—is set by... Read more |
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Gideon v Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright case decided in 1963 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Clarence Earl Gideon was convicted of a felony in a Florida court. He had defended himself after being denied a request for free counsel. The Supreme Court, in overturning his conviction, held that the right to counsel, guaranteed... Read more |
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Preliminary Hearing
PRELIMINARY HEARING The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to determine whether the prosecutor has enough evidence to justify further criminal proceedings against the accused. The preliminary hearing is held in open court before a judge or magistrate. After the prosecution has presented its... Read more |
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MILLIE MUM ON NEGLECT CHARGE; Accused denies failing toddler before she...
...Martin vigorously denies neglecting her...appeared in court accused of the wilful neglect...could connect the accused with the neglect charge but confirmed that...contact with her co-accused McCarney or any...died - a charge ... |
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MILLIE MUM ON NEGLECT CHARGE; Accused denies failing toddler before her...
...Martin vigorously denies neglecting her...Fermanagh, appeared accused of the wilful neglect...could connect the accused with the neglect charge but confirmed the...contact with co-accused McCarney or any...died - a charge he ... |
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THOMMO SAVED ME; LENNON ASSAULT TRIAL Accused denies charges - but lawyer...
...One not guilty to all charges against him, including...football". Wilson is accused of lunging at Lennon...prejudice. He also stands accused of running on to the...breach of the peace. He denies all the charges. David Nicolson, defending... |
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NSW:4th NRL betting accused denies charges
...25-2011 NSW:4th NRL betting accused denies charges SYDNEY, Aug 25 AAP - The fourth...alleged incident. Tandy, 29, is accused of attempting to manipulate the...advantage by deception. All the accused have pleaded not guilty. AAP... |
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Accused denies jealous attack I acted in self-defence, says murder charge man
A Co Antrim man accused of murdering his former partner's boyfriend...bar manager from The Roddens in Larne, denies murdering delivery driver Peter Gamble...he was acting in self-defence. He denies kicking the man on the head when he was... |
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Man on bank plot charge is given bail Accused denies plan to kidnap
...the five north Belfast men accused of plotting to rob a bank by...to associate with his co-accused should they get bail.He denies conspiring toimprison an official...Sheena Mahaffey said three co-accused were detained on November 25... |
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Stolen fan park umbrellas: accused denies charge.(News)
...SLINDILE MALULEKA A MAN and woman accused of stealing three umbrellas...park pleaded not guilty to charges of theft at the special World...Initially, there were four accused - Puventhree Pillay, 45...prosecutor RS Kashupersad said both accused were guilty of ... |
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Accused denies charge in kidnapping for ransom case.
...after recording statement of accused. Zafar Iqbal, who is charged...January 12, 2005, denied charge in his statement, recorded...Prosecution alleged that accused demanded Rs. 7 million for...for ransom trial against two accused after examination of ... |
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Accused denies kidnapping for ransom charges.
...statement under section 342 Cr. P. C, the accused denied the prosecution charges. Two accused Khalid Abbas and Mohammed Ali were earlier...guilty of the offence. Prosecution charged accused kidnapped Adnan and demanded Rs.1 million... |
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Man on great aunt murder bid charge; Accused denies attacking pensioner,...
...believed he could connect the accused with the charge. Murray's solicitor said that...to his client that he had been accused of the charge. He said Murray...vigorously contesting the charge. The accused was remanded in ... |
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