Lemmas found: 7607
the pausing of a limitations period for fairness
the reversion of property to the state when no heir exists
a bar preventing someone contradicting an earlier position
with only one party present or heard
applying to acts committed before the law was passed
the rule barring illegally obtained evidence from trial
a person appointed to carry out a will
absolute and inheritable ownership of land
a killing during a felony, charged as murder without intent
the power to decline a case better heard elsewhere
evidence tainted by the illegal search that produced it
a person appointed to represent someone's interests in a lawsuit
allowed to proceed without paying fees
decided before trial, on the threshold
directed against a specific person
in the matter of, naming a case with no opponent
directed against a thing rather than a person
among other things
having died without a valid will
co-ownership where a survivor takes the whole
a judgment overriding the jury's verdict
the loss of a claim through unreasonable delay in bringing it
an interest in property lasting for a lifetime
notice that litigation affecting a property is pending
wrong in itself, apart from any statute
wrong only because a statute forbids it
an order compelling an official to perform a duty
the guilty state of mind a crime requires
the state of a dispute that no longer needs deciding
a prosecutor's formal abandonment of a charge
a plea accepting punishment without admitting guilt
given retroactive effect to an earlier date
divided equally among individuals
By the court as a whole, rather than by a named individual judge; used especially of a judicial opinion or decision.
divided among heirs by family branch
an agreed plea in exchange for a reduced charge or sentence
an issue the courts leave to the political branches
the civil standard of proof: more likely than not
sufficient to establish a fact unless disproved
a showing sufficient to proceed unless rebutted
done without charge in the public interest
permitted to appear for this one case
representing oneself without a lawyer
the reasonable ground required for a search or arrest
enforcement of a promise relied on to the promisee's detriment
an official's protection from suit for acts not clearly unlawful
recovery of the reasonable value of services rendered
something given in return for something
a proceeding challenging someone's right to an office
the reasoning essential to a decision, which binds later courts