Cases, which involve citizens of different states and in which the amount of money in dispute exceeds $75,000

Meaning they try a case the first time it is heard

The U.S. courts of appeals

Courts between lower courts and the higher court

Meaning that any party to a suit decided in a federal district court may appeal to the federal court of appeals in the circuit where the case was tired

Meaning they handle minor matters, such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money

Each country in most states has at least one general trial court

A minor under a certain age (16-18) who has committed an adult crime

Is generally a minor who has done something inappropriate that is not considered an adult crime, such as violating curfew, skipping school, or using tobacco

One who is homeless, destitute, or without adequate parental care

An increasingly popular process that occurs when parties try to resolve disagreements outside of the usual adversarial system by using creative settlement techniques

The formal papers filed with the court by the plaintiff and defendant. These papers express the plaintiff's allegations, or claims, in the form of...

The defendant's response to those allegations

Members of the jury go to the jury room to deliberate upon their ______, or decision

The court's determination or decision in the case

The plaintiff may want the defendant to do what he or she promised in a contract

Order to stop the defendant from performing an action

A person is deprived of his or her freedom

Money or other property that is left with the court to assure that a person who has been arrested, but released, will return to trial

If jurors decide a crime has been committed

Procedure in which the accused is brought to court, is read the indictment containing information regarding the crime, and is asked to plead guilty or not guilty. If the person pleads not guilty, the case proceeds to trial. If the person pleads guilty, the judge may impose sentencing

First step, to learn whether there are good reasons to keep the accused in custody