Chapter 5 Key Terms

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Across
  1. 3. hearing a court hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to proceed to trial
  2. 6. when the burden of proof is placed on the defence rather than the Crown
  3. 9. facts that would cause an average person to believe beyond a mere suspicion
  4. 13. to stop a person from leaving, or to confine someone
  5. 15. the person chargedwith an offence; the defendant in a criminal trial
  6. 16. an order to appear in criminal court
  7. 18. a court order issued by phone, fax, or e-mail to search a place or arrest a person
  8. 20. a court order authorizing police to search a specific place at a specified time
  9. 22. a signed guarantee by the accused to appear in court as required and to abide by the terms
  10. 24. a deal between the Crown and the defence for a guilty plea to a lesser charge and/or penalty
  11. 25. an order by a judge to arrest the accused for listed alleged offences
  12. 26. anything that is used to determine the truth in a court of law
  13. 28. a test using a device to determine if a person is telling the truth
Down
  1. 1. the application of scientific techniques to criminal investigation
  2. 2. a hearing to decide whether an accused can be released from jail before trial and with what conditions
  3. 4. a pretrial meeting between the defence and Crown to try to resolve the case without a trial
  4. 5. a line of people formed by the police for identification
  5. 7. a postponement of court business
  6. 8. legal services paid for by taxpayers, available to persons unable to afford a lawyer
  7. 10. notice a legal document stating the criminal charge and the court date
  8. 11. all evidence against the accused that the Crown must reveal to the defence early in the proceedings
  9. 12. the starting document for a less serious offence
  10. 14. in criminal law, actual imprisonment or physical detention
  11. 17. a document in which the accused agrees to appear in court as required
  12. 19. the police procedure in which officers look for evidence that may be used in court
  13. 21. a government lawyer who provides legal advice to those just arrested or brought before the court
  14. 23. to detain a person legally and to charge him or her with a criminal offence
  15. 27. detainment by a civilian of a person believed to have committed a crime