| Magistrate |
Public officials, including judicial officers who have
limited jurisdiction in criminal cases and civil
causes. |
| Mail Fraud |
The use of the mail system to commit a fraud. |
| Malice Aforethought |
Planning to commit an unlawful act without just
cause or excuse. |
| Manslaughter |
The unpremeditated killing of a person. Can be
voluntary or involuntary, determined by
circumstances. The feature distinguishing
involuntary manslaughter from voluntary is the
absence of intent to cause death or commit an act
that might be expected to produce death or harm.
Voluntary manslaughter is homicide that is
committed during an act in the heat of passion. |
| Mayhem |
The intentional infliction of injury on another which
causes amputation, disfigurement or impairs the
function of any part of the body. |
| Mistrial |
A trial which is terminated or declared invalid.
Reasons for mistrial include misconduct on the part
of the jury, defense team or the court, or illness on
the part of the judge, jury or defendant. May be
followed by a retrial on the same charges. |
| Murder |
Unlawful killing with malice aforethought. Murder
is willful, deliberate and premeditated, or done
during the commission of a crime. This
classification of crime is generally divided by
degrees, murder in the first degree and murder in the
second degree, for the purpose of imposing
penalties. |
