criminal procedure

youthful offender

A youthful offender is a legal term used to describe an adolescent who has committed a crime but is granted special status to avoid the full consequences of a criminal conviction. Instead of being tried in an adult court, a youthful offender...

zealous witness

A zealous witness is someone whose testimony is clearly biased in favor of the party for whom they are testifying. This is usually the case when a witness shows far more than expected enthusiasm when providing testimony.

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