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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.
Within legal civil procedure, prejudice is a loss or injury, and refers specifically to a formal determination against a claimed legal right or cause of action. [4] Thus, in a civil case, dismissal without prejudice is a dismissal that allows for re-filing of the case in the future.
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
The Chiong murder case (People of the Philippines v.Francisco Juan Larrañaga et al.) was a trial regarding an incident on July 16, 1997, in Cebu City, in which sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong were kidnapped, raped, and murdered.
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
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 ...
A nolo contendere plea has the same immediate effects as a plea of guilty, but may have different residual effects or consequences in future actions. For instance, a conviction arising from a nolo contendere plea is subject to any and all penalties, fines, and forfeitures of a conviction from a guilty plea in the same case, and can be considered as an aggravating factor in future criminal actions.