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CRIMINAL DEFENSE GLOSSARY |
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Glossary of Criminal
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Habeas corpus: Usually the last legal
effort by a prisoner after all appeals are exhausted to challenge the authority
of the prison or jail warden to continue to hold him. The prisoner is given a
chance to argue his case on the grounds of illegal confinement if the judge
grants the "writ of habeas corpus."
Homicide: the crime of murder; killing of
another human being.
Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did
not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else.
Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
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