Companion Cases Cases involving more than one defendant arrested on the same criminal incident. Conflict Attorney One of a pool of attorneys who is appointed on a rotation basis when the public defender has a conflict of interest such as representing a codefendant. Continuance Postponing a trial or hearing to a later date. A written form used to bring the accused to court. County Court Court that hears misdemeanor, traffic cases, municipal ordinance violations, etc.
Court Reporter Maintains a verbatim record of court events.
Defendant Person accused of a crime. Deferred Payment Court grants additional time to pay a fine. Demand for Discovery Demand by the defense attorney to the State Attorney to furnish material information on a case. The state seeking return of a fugitive. Deposition Questioning of a witness before a court reporter by an opposing counsel as part of pretrial discovery process.