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{{Short description|Legal defense based on challenging the legitimacy of the legal proceeding}} |
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'''Procedural defenses''' (a term of [[jurisprudence]]) are a form of [[defense]]; via which a [[defendant]] may argue that they should not be held [[crime|criminally]] [[liability|liable]] for breaking the [[law]], as the [[criminal justice]] program violated [[procedural law]] as it was creating it's [[case]], and [[trial]], against said defendant. Procedural defenses include: [[collateral estoppel]], [[denial of a speedy trial]], [[double jeopardy]], [[entrapment]], [[police fraud]], [[prosecutorial misconduct]], and [[selective prosecution]]. |
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In [[jurisprudence]], '''procedural defenses''' are forms of [[defense (legal)|defense]] challenging the legitimacy of the [[legal proceeding]]. A [[party (law)|party]] argues that it should not be held [[Legal liability|liable]] for a legal charge or claim brought against them by some legal process, because it has been found such a process is illegitimate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Esfandi |first=Seppi |date=1 July 2022 |title=What is a 'Procedural Defense' in Criminal Law? |url=https://esfandilawfirm.com/procedural-defense-criminal-law/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Esfandi Law Group}}</ref> Procedural defenses are built into legal systems as incentives for systems to follow their own rules. In [[common law]] jurisdictions, the term has applications in both [[criminal law]] and [[Civil law (common law)|civil law]]. Procedural defenses do not settle questions of guilt or innocence in a criminal proceeding, and are independent of [[substantive law|substantive]] findings for or against a [[plaintiff]] or [[defendant]] in a civil proceeding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Mark I. |date=15 December 2023 |title=Distinction Between Negative, Affirmative, and Procedural Defenses |url=https://www.markicohenattorneynyc.com/distinction-between-negative-affirmative-and-procedural-defenses/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Mark I. Cohen, Esq. New York City Criminal Defense Attorney}}</ref> As an example, defendants might claim there is something about the method of bringing them to be judged that is unable to result in justice done to someone in their situation. They might claim the process is incompatible with the goals of the justice system. |
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In the [[United States]], procedural defenses include: |
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* [[collateral estoppel]] |
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* [[denial of a speedy trial]] |
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* [[double jeopardy]] |
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* [[entrapment]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLean |first=Kate |last2=Sanchez |first2=Shanell |date=6 February 2024 |title=3.8: Substantive Law: Defenses |url=https://psu.pb.unizin.org/criminaljusticemclean/chapter/3-8-substantive-law-defenses/#:~:text=Procedural%20defenses%20include%3A%20double%20jeopardy,trial)%2C%20entrapment%20(a%20defense |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Penn State Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System}}</ref> |
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* [[prosecutorial misconduct]] |
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* [[selective prosecution]] |
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* [[exclusionary rule]] |
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* [[jury trial|facts found by judge rather than jury]] |
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* [[Assistance of Counsel Clause|denial or neglect of public counsel appointment]] |
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* [[Confrontation Clause|no opportunity to impugn witnesses against you]] |
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* breaches of [[due process]], such as precedent established in ''[[Rhode Island v. Innis]]'' (1980) or ''[[Miranda v. Arizona]]'' (1966) |
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* [[Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|denial of a jury trial in a civil case]] |
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Traditional procedural defenses in "equity" in the U.S. and other [[common law]] jurisdictions: |
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* [[Laches (equity)|laches]] |
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* [[estoppel]] |
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* [[legal technicality]] |
* [[legal technicality]] |
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* [[procedural justice]] |
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==References== |
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{{Criminal procedure}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Procedural Defense}} |
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[[Category:Criminal defenses]] |
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In jurisprudence, procedural defenses are forms of defense challenging the legitimacy of the legal proceeding. A party argues that it should not be held liable for a legal charge or claim brought against them by some legal process, because it has been found such a process is illegitimate.[1] Procedural defenses are built into legal systems as incentives for systems to follow their own rules. In common law jurisdictions, the term has applications in both criminal law and civil law. Procedural defenses do not settle questions of guilt or innocence in a criminal proceeding, and are independent of substantive findings for or against a plaintiff or defendant in a civil proceeding.[2] As an example, defendants might claim there is something about the method of bringing them to be judged that is unable to result in justice done to someone in their situation. They might claim the process is incompatible with the goals of the justice system.
In the United States, procedural defenses include:
- collateral estoppel
- denial of a speedy trial
- double jeopardy
- entrapment[3]
- prosecutorial misconduct
- selective prosecution
- exclusionary rule
- facts found by judge rather than jury
- denial or neglect of public counsel appointment
- no opportunity to impugn witnesses against you
- breaches of due process, such as precedent established in Rhode Island v. Innis (1980) or Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
- denial of a jury trial in a civil case
Traditional procedural defenses in "equity" in the U.S. and other common law jurisdictions:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Esfandi, Seppi (1 July 2022). "What is a 'Procedural Defense' in Criminal Law?". Esfandi Law Group. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Mark I. (15 December 2023). "Distinction Between Negative, Affirmative, and Procedural Defenses". Mark I. Cohen, Esq. New York City Criminal Defense Attorney. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ McLean, Kate; Sanchez, Shanell (6 February 2024). "3.8: Substantive Law: Defenses". Penn State Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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