Dealing with police and prosecutors
LIST Code: CR-12-00-00-00
LIST Code
CR-12-00-00-00
Title
Dealing with police and prosecutors
Definition
This category covers issues and rights that a person may have when dealing with government agents like police and prosecutors -- particularly before a criminal trial. This includes what rights and protections a person has when interacting with the police, or being subject to searches or detention.
Terms within it
- Challenging detention through Habeas Corpus
- Confessions and statements to the police
- Encounters with the police
- Police or prosecutors' misconduct
- Prosecutor failing to disclose evidence (Brady Violation)
- Rights against government searches or arrests
- Suing the government for civil rights violations
- Witness Identification of suspects