Louisiana Codes > Code of Criminal Procedure > Title XXI > Chapter 2 – Defense of Insanity At Time of Offense
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- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.