A document filed with the court that sets out the initial charges in a misdemeanor case.

A sentence that requires the payment of money to a victim.

A decision by the trial jury or judge that a person is not guilty of an offense.

A postponement of a criminal case.

A decision by an appeals court that upholds the decision of a lower court.

extra jurors chosen in case one of the twelve (or six) jurors become unavailable to serve during the trial.

A request for review by a higher court of proceedings in a lower court.

Judges that decide an appeal.

A court proceeding at which an appeal is orally argued before appellate judges.

A request to be released while an appeal is pending.