The vagueness doctrine is a Constitutional requirement criminal laws must explicitly state and define what conduct is prohibited and punishable. Under the vagueness doctrine, a criminal law cannot be too obscure for the average American...
courts and procedure
variance
A variance is an officially granted exception to a zoning ordinance. Such exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis for some persuasive reason shown. See: real property
A variance is also the difference between two...
Vega v. Tekoh (2022)
Vega v. Tekoh (2022) is the Supreme Court case that ruled a Miranda Rights violation does not provide a basis for relief under 42 U.S. Code § 1983.
Overview:The case involved the interrogation of Terence Tekoh by the...
venire
Venire is a panel of prospective jurors. A jury is eventually chosen from the venire.
See, e.g. Skilling v. United States, 130 S.Ct. 2896 (2010).
See also:
Jury duty Jury selection Jury trial...venire facias
Venire facias is a writ from a judge directing a sheriff to assemble prospective jurors. This is sometimes abbreviated as venire.
See, e.g. Powers v. United States, 223 U.S. 303 (1912).
See also:
...venire facias de novo
A venire facias de novo is a writ from a judge summoning a new jury panel because of a problem with the original jury's verdict or return. A venire facias de novo results in a new trial. Sometimes abbreviated as venire de novo.
...veniremen
Veniremen refers to individuals selected either to be screened as potential jurors or to actually be jurors in a case. The term comes from old Latin venire writs in England that were required to be given to the sheriff in order for a jury to...
venue
A venue is the location in which something takes place. In a legal context, it is important to have the proper geographic location and court to hold a civil or criminal trial; otherwise, there could be procedural issues that nullify the case...
veracity
Veracity is the truthfulness or accuracy of a person or statement.
See, e.g. Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S.Ct. 2527, 2537 n.6 (2009).
See also:
Impeach Perjury (contrast)[...
verbatim
Verbatim means to use exactly the same words as another; usually when transcribing, quoting, or recording the original material word for word, such as making a verbatim transcript in a proceeding.
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