§ 3431 Term of court; power of court unaffected by expiration—(Rule)
§ 3432 Indictment and list of jurors and witnesses for prisoner in capital cases
§ 3433 Arraignment—(Rule)
§ 3434 Presence of defendant—(Rule)
§ 3435 Receiver of stolen property triable before or after principal
§ 3436 Consolidation of indictments or informations—(Rule)
§ 3437 Severance—(Rule)
§ 3438 Pleas—(Rule)
§ 3439 Demurrers and special pleas in bar or abatement abolished; relief on motion—(Rule)
§ 3440 Defenses and objections determined on motion—(Rule)
§ 3441 Jury; number of jurors; waiver—(Rule)
§ 3442 Jurors, examination, peremptory challenges; alternates—(Rule)
§ 3443 Instructions to jury—(Rule)
§ 3444 Disability of judge—(Rule)
§ 3445 Motion for judgment of acquittal—(Rule)
§ 3446 New trial—(Rule)

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 18 > Part II > Chapter 221 - Arraignment, Pleas and Trial

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting and reproductions of visual symbols by photographing, multigraphing, mimeographing, manifolding, or otherwise. See 1 USC 1