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Spanish The dispositive portion of a Court's ruling, coming at the very end of the ruling. Cf. conclusion. This word has the same meaning in the modern Spanish judicial system. [6] fiscal [2] prosecutor Spanish A prosecutor, either at the city or provincial level, or nationwide Department of Justice level. Cf. procurator fiscal. G.R. N/A: English
Reclusión perpetua (Spanish, from Latin: reclusio perpetua, lit. 'permanent imprisonment') is a type of sentence of imprisonment in the Philippines, Argentina, and several other Spanish-speaking countries.
What is a mistrial? There are two common ways a mistrial takes place. When a jury is unable to reach a verdict after numerous attempts (a "hung jury") then a mistrial results, as in the case of Meade.
Prejudice is a legal term with different meanings, which depend on whether it is used in criminal, civil, or common law.In legal context, prejudice differs from the more common use of the word and so the term has specific technical meanings.
The jury trial of a Pueblo man charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting in May 2022 has ended in a mistrial due to a discovery violation
Jury tampering is the crime of unduly attempting to influence the composition or decisions of a jury during the course of a trial.The means by which this crime could be perpetrated can include attempting to discredit potential jurors to ensure they will not be selected for duty.
A Superior Court judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in a case against a man facing life in prison because the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department held him in cells without beds or blankets ...
The Revised Penal Code supplanted the 1870 Spanish Código Penal, which was in force in the Philippines (then an overseas province of the Spanish Empire up to 1898) from 1886 to 1930, after an allegedly uneven implementation in 1877.