general/criminal-procedure
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Peremptory plea
Defensive plea that lists special reasons why a trial cannot proceed
Court of public opinion
Influence of the public in court cases
Right to counsel
Legal right to have a lawyer
Exoneration
Reversal of a criminal conviction
Criminal charge
Formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
Process crime
Offense against the judicial process
Parliamentary immunity
Legal protection from prosecution for legislators
Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal
Court ruling to defer the disposition of a defendant's case
Information (formal criminal charge)
Document which begins a criminal proceeding
Double jeopardy
Legal defence preventing someone from being tried again on the same charges
Criminal procedure
Adjudication process in criminal law
In dubio pro reo
Latin legal maxim