Notes on Civil and Criminal Cases from Chapter 16 in the Glencoe Civics Today textbook
Title: Notes on Civil and Criminal Cases from Chapter 16 in the Glencoe Civics Today textbook
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Notes on Civil and Criminal Cases from Chapter 16 in the Glencoe Civics Today textbook
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 216 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Civil Cases
civil case/suit: a legal action one party brings against another, no crime committed.
lawsuit: a legal action brought against a person/group to collect damages for some harm that has been done
-suit of equity: kind of lawsuit that seeks fair treatment in a situation where there is no law
*in attempt to prevent a damaging action from taking place
(example: a road is being built near a playground, children could be
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state
-federal penal code
Types of Crimes:
1. Crimes against people (examples: murder, rape, assault, kidnapping, manslaughter)
2. Crimes against property (examples: vandalism, larceny[theft, burglary], arson, fraud)
3. Victimless crimes: crimes against morality, no victim to bring complaint; hard to enforce (examples: unauthorized gambling, use of illegal drugs)
Court proceedings in criminal cases:
1. Arrest suspect
2. Preliminary hearing
3. indictment
4. arraignment
5. trial
6. deliberation
*Aquittal= not guilty, Sentencing= guilty, Mistrial=hung jury
plea bargain= plead guilty to a lesser offense