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Subpoena duces tecum
An official order to appear in court (or at a deposition) at a specific time. Failure to obey a subpoena to appear in court is punishable as a contempt of court.
Liability
A legal responsibility, obligation, or debt.
Code
A collection, compendium or revision of laws, rules and regulations enacted by the legislature, i.e., Utah Code Annotated.
Punitive damages
Lawyers regularly employed by the government to represent people accused of crimes who cannot afford to hire their own. The term may also be used to refer to a private firm receiving public money to defend indigent criminal defendants.
Moral turpitude
Conduct contrary to honesty or good morals.
Subpoena
An agreement by attorneys on opposite sides of a case as to any matter pertaining to the proceedings or trial. It is not binding unless agreed to by the parties, and most stipulations must be in writing.
Public defender
In a civil tort action such as a medical malpractice suit, the plaintiff must show that an act or omission of the defendant was a proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury or loss. Similarly, in a criminal action, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant's action was the direct cause of the crime
Appellate jurisdiction
The appellate court has the right to review and revise the lower court decision.
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