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The Failure to Bring a Person Who Is in Custody

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The failure to bring a person who is in custody before a judge for a probable cause determination within 48 hours pursuant to County of Riverside v. McLaughlin (1991) may give rise to a civil cause of action for false arrest.


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Life Imprisonment

A sentence of incarceration for a crime where the individual is to spend the rest of their life in prison.

Ten Years' Imprisonment

A criminal sentence where the convicted individual is required to spend ten years in jail.

Reasonable Doubt

A standard of proof in criminal cases that requires the prosecution to prove the defendant's guilt to such a high degree that a reasonable person would have no doubt as to the defendant’s guilt.

Convicted

Found guilty of a crime by a court of law.

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