CRIMINAL LAW

Summary judgment is a legal term which means that a court has made a determination (a judgment) without a full trial. Such a judgment may be issued as to the merits of an entire case, or of specific issues in that case. In Common Law legal systems, issues of law, that is to say, what […]

North Carolina Reports RENTENBACH CONSTRUCTORS v. CM PARTNERSHIP, COA06-242 (N.C.App. 1-2-2007) RENTENBACH CONSTRUCTORS, INC., Plaintiff, v. CM PARTNERSHIP and LEXINGTON STATE BANK, Defendants. No. COA06-242. North Carolina Court of Appeals. Filed 2 January 2007. Guilford County No. 04 CVS 12199 Appeal by defendant-appellant from judgment entered 26 September 2005 by Judge Lindsay R. Davis, Jr., […]

plea – The defendant’s formal answer to criminal charges. Typically defendants enter one of the following pleas: guilty, not guilty or nolo contendere. A plea is usually entered when charges are formally brought (at arraignment). pleading – A statement of the plaintiff’s case or the defendant’s defense, set out in generally accepted legal language and […]

appellee – In some jurisdictions the name used for the party who has won at the trial court level, but the loser (appellant) has appealed the decision to a higher court. Thus the appellee has to file a response to the legal brief filed by the appellant. In many jurisdictions the appellee is called the […]

When alcohol is ingested into the body it makes contact with your mouth, throat and esophagus. Alcohol then reaches the stomach, where about 20% of it is absorbed almost immediately into the blood stream, especially if a person has not eaten recently. With food in the stomach, absorption is delayed, as are the effects of […]

appellant – The party bringing the action to court (usually an appellate/appeal court). In law, an appellant is the party who, having lost part or all their claim in a lower court decision, is appealing to a higher court to have their case reconsidered. This is usually done on the basis that the lower court […]