A respondent is the parallel term used in a proceeding which is commenced by petition.
Historically, a defendant in a civil action could also be taken into custody pursuant to a writ of capias ad respondendum and forced to post bail before being released from custody. However, a modern day defendant in a civil action is usually able to avoid most (if not all) court appearances if he or she is represented by a lawyer whereas a defendant in a criminal case (particularly a felony or indictment) is usually obliged to post bail before being released from custody and must be present at every stage thereafter of the proceedings against him or her.
Defendant sat in the back seat of the car and directed Detective Moser to a home at 64th and Hamilton a quarter to a third of a block from where the victim's body was found and very close to defendant's home at 64th and Hoyne.
While the defendant's possession of the victim's jacket in the instant case and his plans to leave town are not as suspect as actually leaving town in the victim's car, we nonetheless find the existence of probable cause to arrest defendant.
Defendant, however, claims that even disregarding the testimony about physical abuse, defendant's statement was not voluntary since he was not timely taken before a judge, he is a slow learner, is addicted a marijuana, and has a seizure disorder.
A defendant in a civil action usually makes his or her first court appearance voluntarily in response to a summons, whereas a defendant in a Criminal law criminal case is usually taken into custody by police and brought before a court, pursuant to an arrest warrant.
The actions of a defendant, and its lawyer counsel, is known as the defense defence.
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