Courtroom Knowledge

2. What is lying under oath called?
4. A place where hearings and trials happen
6. Punishable by up to 5 years in prison and/or $10,000 in fines.
9. Punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or $1,000 in fines.
10. Which amendment gives people the right to not testify in court or incriminate themselves?
11. These people's job is to give testimony about any information they know about the case
13. When a person goes to trial and is found NOT guilty
14. The legal proceeding held in the courtroom to decide if a person is guilty, not guilty, or NGRI.
17. This person's job is to be the "boss" or "referee" of the court
18. Punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or $20,000 in fines.
21. The initial hearing where charges are read
22. An occasion when the judge officially hears information about a case before a trial
23. Punishable by up to 364 days in jail and/or $5,000 in fines.
24. This person's job is to zealously advocate in your defense, be on your side, to get you the best deal possible
25. These people's job is to sit in the back of the courtroom and watch the hearing/trial proceedings

1. The state has this: to prove that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
3. This person's job is the burden of proof
4. Punishable by up to life imprisonment and/or $50,000 in fines.
5. When a person's case is dropped before a verdict due to lack of evidence
7. This person's job is to make a word for word record of everything stated in court
8. This person is a professional in their field and provides specialized information for the trial.
12. What do you plea when you have accepted a plea bargain? And when I admit I did the crime.
15. A group of people selected from the community to hear a trial
16. This type of trial has the judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney. No jury is present.
19. This person's job is to keep order and announce events
20. This person's job is to keep track of dates and paperwork related to the case