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