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Civil law

a comprehensive system of rules and principles usually arranged in codes and easily accessible to citizens and jurists.

Focused on protecting individual rights

Criminal Law

a system of legal establishment by the government to define crimes, regulate investigation and trial of suspects, and set up punishment for offenders

Misdemeanor

a lesser crime that is more serious than an infraction but less serious then a felony.

max sentence is no longer than a year

felony

the most serious class of crimes

probable cause

a legal standard net scientific meaning it relies on facts and evidence that would lead a reasonable person to believe a crime occurred or that evidence is present in a specific place

miranda cause

constitutional warnings police must give suspects in custody before a custodial interrogation

suspect must receive express warnings of his right to remain silent

expert witness

provide opinions on evidence such as genuineness of docs, accident reconstruction and computer forensics

admissible

evidence that may be presented before the tier fact for them to consider in deciding the case

corroborate

evidence that strengthens or confirms already existing evidence provide new independence proof or facts that support strong then and confirms an earlier statement

exonerate

officially clear a person from a crime or blame after conviction

proves the person is innocent

probative value

strength and usefulness of a place of evidence in proving a fact is a legal case