This page is continued from Criminal Proceedings >>>> Preliminary Hearing or Grand Jury Proceedings: *********************** independent-source hearing: (1990) 1. Criminal procedure. A hearing to determine whether evidence was obtained illegally, and if so, whether the evidence is admissible. independent-basis doctrine – (1970) Criminal procedure. The rule that even if a witness’s identification o a … Continue reading Independent-Source Hearing – a hearing to determine whether evidence was obtained illegally, and if so, whether the evidence is admissible →

     This page is continued from Getting Started >>>> Criminal Law Self-Help >>>> Judicial Proceedings: *************************** Step-by-Step Stages of a Criminal Case:      Criminal prosecution develops in a series of stages, beginning with an arrest and ending at a point before, during or after trial. [1]  This page is carefully organized to give the beginner … Continue reading Criminal Proceedings: →

  creditor: (15c) 1. One to whom a debt is owed; one who gives credit for money or goods. — aka debtee. 2. Roman law. One to whom any obligation is owed, whether contractual or otherwise.  Cf. DEBITOR. 3. A person or entity with a definite claim against another, especially a claim that is capable … Continue reading creditor – a person or entity with a definite claim against another, to whom a debt is owed by a debtor; an obligee →

     This page is continued from Criminal Law >> Types of Crimes and Corresponding Laws >> Theft >> Various Forms (and Degrees) of Theft (and corresponding laws) >> Larceny: ********************************** grand larceny: (1828) 1. Larceny of property worth more than a statutory cutoff amount, usually $100. [1] 1. At common law, larceny wherein the value … Continue reading Grand Larceny – larceny of property worth more than a specified value (usually $100); the minimum differs from state to state →

     This page is continued from Getting Started >>>> Representing Yourself “Pro Se” and Assisting Others as a Non-Lawyer: ************************     Many terms such as attorney, lawyer, and counselor mean different things.  Below, several of these terms, including several you may not have heard, are organized below.  Additional terms will be added on a later … Continue reading Lawyer? Attorney? Counselor? What’s the Difference? →

Title 28 – JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART VI – PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS CHAPTER 153 – HABEAS CORPUS §2255. Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence (a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in … Continue reading U.S. Code Title 28 § 2255. Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence →

Rule 54 – Judgment; Costs Rule 55 – Default; Default Judgment Rule 56 – Summary Judgment Rule 57 – Declaratory Judgment Rule 58 – Entering Judgment Rule 59 – New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment Rule 60 – Relief from a Judgment or Order Rule 61 – Harmless Error Rule 62 – Stay of … Continue reading Title VII- Judgment →

common law: adj. (1848) 1. Of, relating to, involving, or according to the common law <common~law doctrine>.” common law: n. [fr. Law French commen ley}! “common law”] ( 14c) l. The body of law derived from judicial decisions, rather than from statutes or constitutions; CASELAW <federal common law>.      Excerpt from Patrick Devlin’s The Judge (1979):     … Continue reading Common Law – body of royal decrees, customs, and judicial decisions based on moral reason instead of statutes or constitutions →