accusatory procedure — System of American jurisprudence in which the government accuses and bears the burden of proving the guilt of a person for a crime; to be distinguished from inquisitorial system. Rogers v. Richmond, 365 U.S. 534, 81 S.Ct. 735, 5 L.Ed.2d 760 … Black's law dictionary
accusatory stage — n. The stage of criminal procedure after the accused has been arrested and is being interrogated. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
Reid technique — The Reid Technique of interviewing and interrogation involves three different components factual analysis, interviewing, and interrogation. While each of these are separate and distinct procedures, they are interrelated in the sense that each… … Wikipedia
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Hearsay in United States law — Hearsay is the legal term that describes statements made outside of court or other judicial proceedings. Unless one of about thirty [cite web |title= Hearsay Evidence |url=http://criminal.findlaw.com/crimes/more criminal topics/evidence… … Wikipedia
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Reports of organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China — In March 2006, Falun Gong affiliated media The Epoch Times published a number of articles alleging that the Chinese government and its agencies, including the People s Liberation Army, were conducting widespread and systematic organ harvesting of … Wikipedia
Law of Chile — The legal system of Chile belongs to the Continental Law tradition. The basis for its public law is the 1980 Constitution, reformed in 1989 and 2005. According to it Chile is a democratic republic. There is a clear separation of functions,… … Wikipedia
count — n: charge; specif: a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or esp. offense guilty on all count s Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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