EN BANC - Fr. "by the full court" "in the bench" or "full bench." When all the members of an appellate court hear an argument, they are sitting en banc. Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc. (http://www.lectlaw.com)

Drag sled (4.24.07)  A cut tire filled with concrete used to determine the coefficient of friction on a roadway.  Measurement is taken by dragging the Drag sled along the area of a road skid to determine the Coefficient of the road friction.  New concrete has a higher drag Coefficient than older concrete (As explained by California Highway Patrolman Will Odier)  in this case the Drag sled determined that the driver was going 95 miles per hour losing control due to drunkenness.  Using a simple calculation involving the Available friction, radius of roadway, radius of center mass of vehicle and gravity helps to determine approximate velocity.  The calculation in this case showed that the curve had a calculated critical speed of  104 miles per hour.  More here

Contumacious Conduct - The willful disobedience of the courts direction, order or summons or any other disrespectful or disruptive conduct that would justify a finding of contempt. Synonyms insubordinate, disobedient, abstinent, rebellious

Executive Function

MRI (Imaging)

Post Traumatic Stress  Disorder  PTSD

SPECT (Brain Imaging)

Sternum Rub (5.3.07) Rubbing your knuckles along the sternum of an unconscious person which causes pain in order to awaken them.  As explained by a Eureka Police Department Officer with 5 years police experience.  This police officer has used the technique 10 to 15 times in his career.  He learned it by mimicking what he saw a paramedic do.   In this case it was used on a intoxicated person who was unconscious in a drivers seat of a pickup truck.  His leg was sticking out of the open car door.  Google Results

Taser (10.27.07) An extremely powerful weapon that drops assailants to the ground from a safe distance of 15 feet away. A compressed air, CO2 or nitrogen cartridge fires two electrified projectiles into the subject with the same type of power as an air gun. These projectiles become imbedded in the attacker and are effective in penetrating up to 2 and 1/2 inches of heavy clothing including heavy leather jackets. The barbed projectiles remain attached to the assailant and are connected to the weapon by high voltage insulated wire. 50,000 Volts, 18 Watts and 133 MilliAmps of measured power is instantly discharged into the subject. The electrical discharge pulses in a revolutionary new method of advanced EMD power (Electro-Muscular Disruption) that no subject has ever been able to overcome. The EMD power surge instantly disrupts the central nervous system and results in the subject falling to the ground in spasms of involuntary muscular convulsions. Widely used by law enforcement agencies. More here...

Parole (10.27.07) Release from incarceration after serving part of a sentence.

Probation (10.27.07) When a convicted offender receives a suspended term of incarceration and is then supervised by a probation officer for a period of time set by a judge.