See year and a day.
Illustrative caselawSee, e.g. Rogers v. Tennessee, 532 U.S. 451 (2001).
See alsoYear and a day rule
criminal law and procedure
year and day
Definition
yield
To yield is to give something up or surrender control, especially when required by law. For example, to stop in order to allow other vehicles or pedestrians to go past -- the right-of-way.
To yield is also to bring forth a result, as when a search...
youthful offender
A youthful offender is an adolescent who committed a crime, who may not be tried in an adult court; instead will be tried in a juvenile court. The youthful offenders may take some responsibility for the unlawful behavior and may not be...
zealous witness
A zealous witness is someone whose testimony is clearly biased in favor of the party for whom they are testifying. This is usually the case when a witness shows far more than expected enthusiasm when providing testimony.
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