Also known as:juicios · trial · judgment · proceeding
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A trial or suit. Litigation.
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Foreclosure Suit Parties
Jose Jimenez, the mortgagor, defaulted on payments to the bank holding the note. The bank filed a juicio against him and junior lienholders to terminate redemption rights and sell the property. Notice was served on all necessary parties before the sale proceeded.
Criminal Trial Rights
Jeffrey Jha was charged with a serious offense. In the juicio, he exercised his right to confront witnesses and receive counsel. The court ensured the jury was impartial and drawn from the proper district.
Judicial Notice in Suit
Jada Jones sued for damages after a widely reported local event. During the juicio the court took notice of facts generally known in the jurisdiction without requiring formal proof from either side.
Jerome Jackson was acquitted in an initial juicio. When the state later charged him with a related offense arising from the same conduct, the court dismissed the second proceeding because the first had already concluded.
Judge Statement Limits
Joy Jiang presided over a pending juicio involving a high-profile dispute. She refrained from any public comment that could influence the outcome or impair fairness for the parties.
Client Objectives Control
Jasmine Jordan instructed her lawyer during the juicio to accept a settlement offer. The attorney followed that directive on the objectives of representation and consulted only on the means to achieve them.
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What does juicio mean in Spanish law?+
It refers to a trial or suit, that is, litigation.
5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)Property
…than by any other person. It was doubted whether an action of detinue would be a specific legal remedy for the commission. The judgment in detinue is for the thing itself or its value. The value of a public office not to be sold is incapable of being ascertained; the applicant has a right to the office itself or to nothing.…