§ 60301 Capital representation improvement grants
§ 60302 Capital prosecution improvement grants
§ 60303 Applications
§ 60304 State reports
§ 60305 Evaluations by Inspector General and administrative remedies
§ 60306 Authorization of appropriations

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 34 > Subtitle VI > Chapter 603 - Improving the Quality of Representation in State Capital Cases

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • 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.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.