A grand jury is a group of people selected to sit on a jury that decide whether the prosecutor’s evidence provides probable cause to issue an indictment. An indictment formally charges a person with committing a crime and begins the criminal...
criminal law and procedure
grand jury witness
The Grand Jury witness is the person who was asked to appear before the Grand Jury, since they may have some information or knowledge about a matter under consideration by the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury inquiries are conducted in secret so...
grand larceny
Grand larceny is a crime defined as larceny of property worth more than the given state’s statutory requirement. The minimum property value for grand larceny often ranges between $100 and $1000. For example, in New York a person is guilty of...
grand theft
Grand theft, also referred to as Grand larceny by varying states including New York, is a criminal offense that involves the unlawful taking of property with the intention to permanently deprive the owner of its possession. It is considered a...
Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
Greg v Georgia is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which it was held that death penalty for murder was not in and of itself a cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. It was held that the Eighth Amendment...
guilty
Guilty generally means committing a crime or being responsible for it. In a criminal case, guilty means the admission by a defendant that they have committed the crime they were charged with, or the finding by a judge or a jury that the...
habeas corpus
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Latin for "that you have the body." In the US system, federal courts can use the writ of habeas corpus to determine if a state's detention of a prisoner is valid. A writ of habeas corpus is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee (e.g....
habit evidence
Habit evidence, as defined by the Federal Rules of Evidence, is evidence of a repetitive response by a person to particular circumstances, characterized by particularity and frequency. Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, habit evidence is...
habitual criminal
A habitual criminal, also known as a repeat offender, refers to a person who has been previously convicted of one or more crimes in the past and is currently facing new charges. Repeat offenders tend to commit the same type of crime over and...
harassment
Harassment refers to words or behavior that threatens, intimidates, or demeans a person. Harassment is unwanted, uninvited, and unwelcome and causes nuisance, alarm, or substantial emotional distress without any legitimate purpose.
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