Court Vocabulary
Across
- 2. twelve need to all agree
- 4. a legal representative of the prosecution in states
- 5. a person who has been formally charged with committing a crime
- 8. A misdemeanor is typically a crime punishable by less than 12 months in jail
- 9. Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders
- 10. the process where information about a criminal suspect is entered into the system of a police station or jail after that person's arrest.
Down
- 1. formal accusation made by a governmental authority
- 3. the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision
- 6. the first step in a criminal proceeding where the defendant is brought in front of the court to hear the charges against them and enter a plea
- 7. Any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year