A criminal battery — a physical act that results in harmful or offensive contact with another's person without that person's consent — involving an additional, aggravating factor, such as the infliction of serious bodily injury or the use of a dangerous weapon.
A criminal assault — a threat or physical act that creates a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact with one's person — involving an additional, aggravating factor, such as the intent to inflict serious bodily injury or the use of a dangerous weapon.
To increase the gravity or seriousness of a crime.
See, e.g. Magwood v. Patterson, 130 S.Ct. 2788 (2010).
In a civil or criminal case, evidence that existed at the time of a motion or trial but that could not have been discovered with reasonable diligence prior to a court ruling upon the motion or the trial's completion. Upon later discovery, a losing party may assert after-discovered evidence, a.k.a. newly discovered evidence, as grounds for a court to reconsider a motion or order a new trial.
1) To state that a certain fact is true. 2) In a civil case, to state that a plaintiff's allegation is true. If a defendant admits an allegation, the plaintiff need not prove it at trial. 3) In a criminal case, to state that a certain fact is true or to acknowledge guilt. 4) At trial, to allow, inter alia, testamentary or documentary evidence to come in for a judge or jury to consider in reaching a decision.
An accused's oral or written statement acknowledging that he or she has committed a criminal offense.
See, e.g. Libretti v. U.S., 516 U.S. 29 (1995).
1) A person's, in particular a party's, statement acknowledging that a certain fact is true or silence after another party's assertion of a fact that, if false, would typically elicit a denial. 2) Admission by a party-opponent: an out-of-court statement by a party that is against the party's interest and that is admissible against the party, because admissions by party-opponents are not considered hearsay.
A person who has been arrested for or formally charged with a crime.
Regarding rights of the accused, see, e.g. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).
1) Formally charging a person with a crime either by a prosecuting attorney filing charges against or through a grand jury indictment of that person. 2) Informally stating that a person has committed an illegal or immoral act.
