Idaho Code 19-825 – Return of Papers to District Court
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 19-825
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
When a magistrate has held a defendant to answer for the commission of a public offense, he must, without unnecessary delay and after the transcript of preliminary examination has been transcribed or the depositions of witnesses have been reduced to writing in compliance with section 19-812, Idaho Code, return to the clerk of the district court to which the defendant has been held to answer, the complaint, the warrant, if any, the transcript of preliminary examination or depositions of witnesses testifying at the preliminary examination, a certified copy of the transcript of his docket, the order holding defendant to answer, all undertakings of bail or for the appearance of witnesses taken by him, together with any other written documents on file which the magistrate is required by law to transmit to said district court.