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Remand
Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.
Plea
The defendant's formal response to a criminal charge (guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere, not guilty by reason of insanity, and guilty and mentally ill).
Concurrent sentence
Sentence under which two or more prison or jail terms are served simultaneously, and the prisoner is entitled to discharge when the longest term specified expires (i.e., sentences of 1 to 15 years and 0 to 5 years means a maximum sentence of 15 years). Differs from a consecutive sentence, which is when the sentences are served back-to-back. (A 1 to 15 and 0 to 5 consecutive sentence could mean up to 20 years).
Irrelevant
Evidence not sufficiently related to the matter in issue.
Cause of action
A claim in law in fact sufficient to justify a legal right to sue
Appellee
The party against whom an appeal is taken
Embezzlement
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
Admission
statement tending to establish the guilt or liability of the person making the statement.
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