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1. Evidence illegally obtained by police officers can-not be used against the accused in a criminal case. (Mapp v. Ohio)

2. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.

3. One who knowingly - voluntarily and with common intent with a principal offender - unites in the commission of a crime

4. Shared culture and background - Shared language - religion and other culture patterns

5. Land next to and even including a highway - if it is used for business purposes. Area described as being 600ft segment - has at least 300 ft of it along the highway set up for businesses

6. That place where a person has his/her true and permanent home. a person may have several residences - but only one domicile

7. Tenn v. Garner

8. Evidence of what the witness thinks or believes in regard to facts in dispute - as distinguished from his/her personal knowledge of the facts; not admissible except (under certain limitations) in the case of experts.

9. When an attorney works for client for no fee.

10. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another

11. Evidence supplementary to that already given and tending to strengthen or confirm it

12. Sheriff

13. A legal document (process) signed by a judicial officer commanding a witness to appear and testify at a specific time and place

14. An article of personal property as distinguished from from real property.

15. Common-law and constitutional prohibition against more than one prosecution of the same crime - transaction - or omission

16. A proceeding whereby one party to an action may be informed as to facts known by other parties or witnesses

17. To release a person arrested or imprisoned - on security being taken - for his/her appearance in court on a specified day and place.

18. From 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.

19. An order or precept in writing - issued in the name of the people or of a court or judicial officer.

20. The commission of some act which is prohibited by law.

21. An instrument used to record variations of several different body pulsations. The courts have not as yet agreed that the scientific principles of the polygraph - commonly called the lie detector - has crossed the line between the experimental and the

22. In practice - the formal and unanimous decision or finding made by a jury - reported to the court - and accepted by it.

23. Written questions propounded by one party and served on an adversary - who must provide answers thereto under oath.

24. Allows a landlord who prevails in an eviction suit to regain possession of the premises that were in dispute.

25. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict

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