Courtroom Crossword Puzzle

3. The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
6. The reason a person may have committed a crime
7. In a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
8. The deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder.
9. A jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
11. A standard of proof that must be surpassed to convict an accused in a criminal proceeding.
12. Formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime.
14. A lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court.
17. Consideration and discussion of facts, laws, and other matters, particularly by members of a jury, a panel of judges, or by any group including a legislature.

1. Question (a witness called by the other party) in a court of law to discredit or undercut testimony already given.
2. Thought out or planned beforehand.
4. A jury member who acts as the chairman and spokesperson for the jury.
5. A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case.
8. A jury that cannot agree upon a verdict after extended deliberation and is unable to reach the required unanimity or supermajority.
10. Having the agreement and consent of all.
13. Declare someone to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
15. Asserted to be true or to exist, yet not proven.
16. Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
18. A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act is alleged to have taken place.