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Vacate

To set aside.

Venire

A writ summoning persons to court to act as jurors. (See venire facias in Foreign Words Glossary.)

Venue

Authority of a court to hear a matter based on geographical location.

Verdict

A conclusion, as to fact or law, that forms the basis for the court’s judgment. (See directed verdict.)

Visa

An official endorsement on a document or passport denoting that the bearer may proceed.

Void

Invalid; a void agreement is one for which there is no remedy.

Voidable

Capable of being declared invalid; a voidable contract is one where a person may avoid his obligation, as a contract between an adult and a minor.

Voir dire

The preliminary examination made in court of a witness or juror to determine his competency or interest in a matter. Literally, to speak the truth.

Voluntary bankruptcy

A proceeding by which a debtor voluntarily asks for a discharge of his debts under the Bankruptcy Code.

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Two Felony Charges & Four Misdemeanors Dropped

The Client was originally charged with three Felony counts of Fleeing and Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, Battery on a Leo, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Along side the three felony counts, he was
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Three Felony Charges Dismissed

The Client was originally charged with three Felony counts of escaping from law enforcement custody, resisting officer, and battery on a law enforcement. Defense was able to get the State to agree on a diversion program
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Mandatory Prison charges reduced to minimum Probation time – Adjudication Withheld on all Six Felonies & Three Misdemeanors

After the Client was originally arrested for Robbery charges, while out on bond he got rearrested with new charges. The Client was charged with a total of six Felony counts of Uttering a Forged Instrument (two counts), Grand
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