Court System

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Across
  1. 3. The intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witness in a judicial proceeding on a matter relevant to the case at hand.
  2. 5. An attorney whose official duty is to conduct criminal proceeding on behalf of the state or the people against those accused of having committed criminal offenses.
  3. 7. The request that a court with appellate jurisdiction review that judgment, decision, or order of a lower court and set it aside (reverse it) or modify it.
  4. 9. Anything useful to be a judge in deciding the facts of a case.
  5. 10. Court officer whose duties are to keep order in the courtroom and to maintain physical custody of the jury.
  6. 11. The decision of the jury in a jury trial or of a judicial officer in a nonjury trial.
  7. 12. The territory, subject matter, or people over which a court or other justice agency may exercise lawful authority, as determined by statute or constitution.
Down
  1. 1. Something that is not based on the personal knowledge of a witness.
  2. 2. A member of a trial or grand jury who has been selected for jury duty and is required to serve as an arbiter of the facts in a court of law.
  3. 4. A written order issued by a judicial officer or grand jury requiring an individual to appear in court and to give testimony or to bring material to be used as evidence.
  4. 6. Elected or appointed public official who presides over a court of law and who is authorized to hear and sometimes to decide cases and to conduct trials.
  5. 8. Oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the witness stand during a criminal trial.