The Judicial Court Challenge Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. A minor wrongdoing, one less than a felony.
  2. 5. The ability given by higher courts to review lower court rulings and decisions on appeal.
  3. 7. The formal examination of a cause, civil or criminal, before a judge according to the laws of a particular jurisdiction
  4. 8. A crime,regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
  5. 9. The temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial
  6. 10. When someone who loses a case in a trial court asks a higher court (the appellate court) to review the trial court's decision
  7. 12. An elected official who conducts court proceedings.
  8. 14. An arraignment is a court proceeding at which a criminal defendant is formally advised of the charges against him and asked to enter a plea to the charges.
  9. 16. A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury in a civil or criminal case.
Down
  1. 1. The one who is named as the "wrongdoer" in a court case.
  2. 3. A government intitution that handles crimes in which a law has been broken
  3. 4. Person under 18 years of age
  4. 6. an opportunity for the defendant to plea "guilty" for a chance at a lesser ruling.
  5. 11. A government institution that settles disputes between two or more entities
  6. 13. A group of non bias Georgia citizens gathered in order to create a verdict based on evidence presented in court.
  7. 15. A person who brings a lawsuit against another person.