A case in which defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law. A criminal case consists of a number of phases, from the initial arrest to sentencing and possible appeal. The...
Criminal LAWS are what is passed into statute by the state legislature. Criminal PROCEDURE is the (at times) extremely complicated maneuverings and precedents which go on in court having to do with...
Civil cases are punished by means of fines or restrictions or controls on ones activities or business - no jial or prison time is called for in the statute.Criminal cases - the defendant can be...
In police jargon, a case is 'closed' when it is solved either by arrest, or "by other means" (i.e.: when the perpetrator is known beyond a reasonable doubt but cannot be prosecuted - by admission -...