Court Education Review

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Across
  1. 4. a group of 6 to 12 people who listen to the facts of the case and gives the verdict
  2. 5. the person that has been charged with a crime
  3. 9. anything that gives proof of a person's guilt or innocence at trial
  4. 12. telling a willful lie under oath.
  5. 13. security set up in the form of money as a promise or pledge that you will return to court.
  6. 14. the answer to the charges made against you
  7. 15. guilty you didn't do the crime
  8. 16. to find someone guilty of the crime they are accused of committing
Down
  1. 1. a more serious crime
  2. 2. defender the attorney who represents you in court
  3. 3. when the police come and hold a person
  4. 4. the person who presides over the courtroom; he/she keeps order in the court
  5. 6. reporter the person that types every word spoken in trial
  6. 7. the punishment for being found guilty; this is given by the judge
  7. 8. you did the crime
  8. 10. when you do this in court you should answer all questions as truthfully as you can
  9. 11. a minor officer of the court, he/she will announce the judge and swear people in
  10. 12. bargain when the judge, state's attorney, and public defender allow you to plead guilty to a lesser charge
  11. 15. contest you are not saying you did the crime or didn't do it, you are leaving it for the court to decide
  12. 16. when a person breaks the law; any omission of the law