Convicted

MN Statutes 629.30 “taking a person into custody that the person may be held to answer for a public offense” actually restraining a person or taking into custody

These are the consequences that result from the punishment and penal actions of our legal system. For instance, a direct consequence may be during time in prison or being incarcerated. A Collateral Consequence of being incarcerated is that you may lose the right to vote.

to give permission

to be held in official custody, most likely for questioning about a crime

to decrease the intensity of a situation

To scatter or ungather

the judge’s decision in a case

Evidence found by the police that does not follow the rules around search and seizure cannot be used in court. They must have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the area searched or the items seized. The violating must have been made by someone working for the government

The fourth amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects you from “unreasonable searches”

a proceeding that happens before the actual court date

Reasonable grounds for making a search or pressing a charge that is more than just a suspicion or anonymous tip

When a police officer (or gov’t official) violates a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy (for example, you have a reasonable expectation to privacy in your home)

there will be no conviction for the offense and the charge will ultimately be dismissed if the terms of the stay are met

A piece of paper that is signed by a judge. Giving government officials (like police) permission to search something (house, car, person, etc)