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Ch. 15 & 16
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Ch. 15 & 16
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Ch. 15 & 16
criminal law
Misdemeanors
less serious crimes that are punishable with less than 1 year in prison
Examples
larceny (shoplifting)
felonies
Examples
homicide aka murder
robbery
burglary aka breaking & entering
Civil law
cases that involve a plaintiff suing another person for damages & movie
Plaintiff the person filing the lawsuit
defendant the person being sued
Tort is a fancy name for civil law
Constitutional law
cases over Constitutional Issues
Gideon v. Wainwright
established right to a lawyer for everyone
Sixth Amendment
guarantees right to a lawyer
right to trial by jury
fair, speedy, public trial
Administrative Law
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