Officials say foul play is not suspected. Alexander's death was the fifth inmate death since the beginning of 2014. Click here to read a statement released Wednesday by Sheriff Ian Parkinson about the deaths and their resulting investigations.
Adjudication â The process for determining if allegations brought forth in the juvenile court petition are true. An adjudicatory hearing is held to determine the facts of the case and an appropriate course of action.
What is exculpatory evidence? In a criminal trial, âexculpatory evidenceâ is evidence that indicates the defendant did not commit the crime he has been accused of. Its opposite is âinculpatory evidence,â which is evidence that indicates the defendant did commit the crime. (Evidence that is neither exculpatory nor inculpatory is likely to be excluded from court as irrelevant, because it doesnât support either sideâs arguments.) Trials.