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81Criminal charge — A criminal charge is a formal accusation made by a governmental authority asserting that somebody has committed a crime. A charging document, which contains one or more criminal charges or counts, can take several forms, including: complaint… …
82Capital punishment in Texas — The State of Texas Death Row seal, taken at the Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas …
83title — ti·tle n [Anglo French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action] 1 a: the means or right by which one owns or possesses property; broadly: the quality of …
84presumption — An inference in favor of a particular fact. A presumption is a rule of law, statutory or judicial, by which finding of a basic fact gives rise to existence of presumed fact, until presumption is rebutted. Van Wart v. Cook, Okl.App., 557 P.2d 1161 …
85Allen charge — In United States jurisprudence, an Allen charge, named for the case Allen v. United States , 164 U.S. 492 (1896), is the set of instructions given to a jury when, after deliberation, it reports that it is unable to decide on a verdict. The… …
86Novgorod case — The Novgorod Case is the conventional term used in the Russian blogosphere and mass media for the controversial criminal case against Mrs. Antonina Martynova (formerly Fyodorova, née Stepanova). She is facing charges of attempted murder of her… …
87Blakely v. Washington — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Blakely v. Washington ArgueDate=March 23 ArgueYear=2004 DecideDate=June 24 DecideYear=2004 FullName=Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. v. Washington USVol=542 USPage=296 Citation=124 S. Ct. 2531; 159 L. Ed. 2d 403; 2004 U.S.… …
88White House travel office controversy — The White House travel office controversy, often referred to as Travelgate, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp srv/politics/special/whitewater/whitewater.htm Untangling Whitewater ] , The Washington Post special report, 2000. Retrieved June 5,… …
89Evidence (law) — The law of evidence governs the use of testimony (e.g., oral or written statements, such as an affidavit) and exhibits (e.g., physical objects) or other documentary material which is admissible (i.e., allowed to be considered by the trier of fact …
90Model Penal Code — The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a statutory text which was developed by the American Law Institute (ALI) in 1962. The Chief Reporter on the project was Herbert Wechsler. The current form of the MPC was last updated in 1981. The purpose of the MPC… …
