19-801 Accused to Be Informed of Charge — Right to Counsel
19-802 Sending for Counsel
19-804 Preliminary Examination
19-805 Commitment or Bail On Postponement
19-806 Form of Commitment
19-807 Issuance of Subpoenas for Witnesses
19-808 Examination of Witnesses for State
19-809 Examination of Witnesses for Defendant
19-809A Child’S Out of Court Statements Admissible in Preliminary Examinations
19-810 Exclusion of Witnesses
19-811 Exclusion of Other Persons
19-812 Transcript of Preliminary Examination
19-813 Custody of Transcript of Preliminary Examination
19-814 Discharge of Defendant
19-815 Holding Defendant to Answer
19-815A Challenging Sufficiency of Evidence of Preliminary Examination
19-816 Offenses Not Bailable — Endorsement On Commitment
19-817 Bailable Offenses — Order Admitting to Bail
19-818 Order of Commitment
19-819 Form of Commitment
19-820 Undertaking of Witnesses to Appear
19-821 Security for Appearance
19-822 Security for Appearance — Infants and Married Women
19-823 Commitment for Failure to Give Security
19-824 Conditional Examination
19-825 Return of Papers to District Court
19-847 Indigent Public Defense — Role of Counties — Public Defense Commission Rules — Transition
19-848 Short Title
19-849 State Public Defense Commission
19-850 Powers and Duties of the State Public Defense Commission
19-850A State Public Defender — Public Defense Commission Abolished
19-851 Right to Representation by Counsel — Definitions
19-852 Right to Counsel of Indigent Person — Representation At All Stages of Criminal and Commitment Proceedings — Payment. [Effective Until July 1, 2024, Then Redesignated as Section 19-6009]
19-853 Duty to Notify Accused or Detained of Right to Counsel
19-854 Determination of Indigency — Factors Considered — Partial Payment by Accused — Reimbursement
19-855 Qualifications of Counsel
19-857 Waiver of Counsel — Consideration by Court
19-858 Reimbursement to County — When Authorized
19-859 Public Defender Authorized — Joint County Public Defenders
19-860 Public Defender — Compensation — Appointment — Qualifications
19-861 Public Defender’S Office — Employees — Compensation — Facilities
19-862 Appropriation for Public Defender — Private Contributions
19-862A Compliance — Indigent Defense Financial Assistance
19-863 Defense Expenses — Allocation in Jointly Established Offices
19-864 Records of Defending Attorneys — Annual Report of Defending Attorneys
19-865 Application of Act — State Courts — Federal Courts
19-866 Provisions Not Exclusive

Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 19 > Chapter 8 - Examination of Case and Discharge or Commitment of Accused

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • 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.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • 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
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
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  • 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.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.