Detroit Defense Attorney terminology

Detroit Defense Attorney terminology

             

 

Abstract of record: It the short and abbreviated form of a case and the details of it as a record kept for reference.

 

Assault: Unlawfully causing injury to a person forcefully and willingly or threatening a person by handling violence.

 

Battery: Physical violence which may be either minor or serious which is being inflicted on an individual.

 

Circumstantial Evidence: The evidence which is indirect in nature. It is the testimony which is not based on actual knowledge of the happening.

 

Embezzlement: fraudulent action by a person to own other’s property or money which is entrusted by another to him.

 

Fifth Amendment: According to the Fifth Amendment of U.S one can never be compelled to give a testimony which is self incriminating in proceeding of the criminal.

 

Fourteenth Amendment: According to the Fourteenth Amendment of U.S, without sufficient due process, depriving a person’s life, property or freedom is prohibited.

 

 

Misdemeanor: It is divided into three classes. Class A, B, C. It is minor offense which is considered lower than a felony it is punishable for one or more years of county jail term.

 

Search Warrant: Order which is being issued by a court, judge or a magistrate to a police or constable or other officers in order to search a specific location or place.

 

Subpoena: It is an official order to a person to appear in court on a specified date and time. It is a punishable offense if one doesn’t obey and present himself in the court after receiving a subpoena.