A person's right not to testify on a matter or communication protected by law.

Legal services provided without attorney fees.

Legal representation of oneself.

"Temporary."

Reasonable belief that a crime has been committed; the basis for all lawful searches.

The legal process of establishing the validity of a will and settling an estate.

A sentence of confinement which is suspended upon a term of probation supervision. It may include community service or restitution or both. Probation must automatically be considered if the defendant is eligible.

The method, established normally by rules, to be followed in a case; the formal steps in a judicial proceeding.

An offer of proof as to what the evidence would be if a witness were called to testify or answer a question.

An order issued by a court of superior jurisdiction to halt the performance of a particular act by an inferior court, state agency, or public official.

Act of pursuing a lawsuit or criminal trial; the prosecution in a criminal case is brought by the state through the prosecutor.

Public official who performs the function of trial lawyer for the state.

To set aside or to make void; with respect to process, such as a summons or subpoena, to void on motion of the person served.

The act of contradicting or overcoming the effect of a presumption of evidence.

Cancellation be a court of a warrant before its execution by the arrest of a defendant; also, a process by which a retired judge may be asked to sit on a particular case.

A short interval during which a court suspends business, but without adjourning.

Follows cross-examination and is exercised by that party who first examined the witness.

To send back.

The matter already has been finally decided; a rule against relitigation of issues.

A party against whom an appeal is taken in the Intermediate Court of Appeals or Supreme Court of Appeals or against whom an original jurisdiction proceeding is prosecuted in the Supreme Court of Appeals.