Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 192A > TRIAL PROCEDURE

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Code: means this chapter;

  (4) "Commanding officer" means a commissioned officer who is in command of any unit;

  (5) "Commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer;

  (6) "Convening authority" includes, in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding or temporarily commanding, or a successor in command;

  (7) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade;

  (8) "Federal active service" has the meaning given in section 190. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Grade: means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or rule;

  (10) "In federal service" and "not in federal service" mean the same as those terms are used and construed in federal laws and regulations;

  (11) "May" is used in a permissive sense. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015

• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Military: refers to any or all of the armed forces of the United States or any state;

  (13) "Military court" means a court-martial, a court of inquiry;

  (14) "Officer" means commissioned or warrant officer;

  (15) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces;

  (16) "Shall" is used in a mandatory sense;

  (17) "State judge advocate" means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of the military justice in the state military forces and appointed pursuant to section 192A. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015

• Military court: means a court-martial, a court of inquiry;

  (14) "Officer" means commissioned or warrant officer;

  (15) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces;

  (16) "Shall" is used in a mandatory sense;

  (17) "State judge advocate" means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of the military justice in the state military forces and appointed pursuant to section 192A. See Minnesota Statutes 192A.015

• Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Tax: means any fee, charge, exaction, or assessment imposed by a governmental entity on an individual, person, entity, transaction, good, service, or other thing. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.