Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
Presentence Investigation — A presentence investigation report (PSI) is a legal term referring to the investigation into the history of person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine if there are extenuating circumstances which should ameliorate the sentence or… … Wikipedia
pre-sentence hearing — Procedural step prior to sentencing at which a judge may examine the presentence report and all other relevant material before imposing sentence. Sentencing is a critical stage of a criminal prosecution requiring assistance of appointed counsel.… … Black's law dictionary
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
sentence — sen·tence 1 / sent əns, ənz/ n [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1: a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a… … Law dictionary
United States federal probation and supervised release — The life cycle of federal supervision for a defendant. United States federal probation and supervised release are imposed at sentencing. The difference between probation and supervised release is that the former is imposed as a substitute for… … Wikipedia
Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them … Wikipedia
Beth Modica Scandal — The Beth Modica Scandal is a sex scandal involving then Sloatsburg, New York prosecutor Beth Modica.ModicaModica is a graduate of St. John s University School of Lawciteweb|title=Suffern Mounties Hockey Team|url=http://www.zimbio.com/pilot?ID=… … Wikipedia
Rita v. United States — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Rita v. United States ArgueDate=February 20 ArgueYear=2007 DecideDate=June 21 DecideYear=2007 FullName=Victor A. Rita v. United States of America USVol= USPage= CitationNew=05 4674 Prior= Sentence upheld by the Fourth Circuit … Wikipedia
Information (formal criminal charge) — Information is a formal criminal charge made without a grand jury indictment by a prosecutor in a document called an information.[1] The term is used in Canada[2] and various other common law jurisdictions, including a number of U.S. states. The… … Wikipedia
Detention of a suspect — The detention of suspects is the process of keeping a person who has been arrested in a police cell, remand prison or other detention centre before trial or sentencing. One criticism of pretrial detention is that eventual acquittal can be a… … Wikipedia
