Glossary

A writ requesting a trial or the release of a prisoner.

To have committed the same offence three times. Can also be charged as a habitual offender.

A criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society, which is motivated, in whole or part, by the offnders…

See “Adjudication Withheld.”

The highest amount that you have owed on an account to date.

The killing of another human being. “Justifiable homicide” occurs in cases such as during the enforcement of law, and/or occurs…

A hung jury is one in which all jurors cannot reach a consensus required for a verdict.