Criminal and Personal Law

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Across
  1. 3. petitioning a higher court to review a case to reverse errors made at trial
  2. 5. determining if laws are in agreement with the US Constitution
  3. 6. bringing a defendant before a judge to allow him or her to hear the charges that were filed and make a plea
  4. 8. Traffic cases, misdemeanors, claims under $4,500
  5. 10. counsel employed to represent a defendant
  6. 11. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
  7. 12. a court document that directs a law enforcement officer to arrest a person and bring them to court
  8. 14. the steps by which legal judgements are determined
  9. 19. part against which a case is brought in a criminal or civil trial
  10. 20. guarantees and procedures built into the legal system into safeguard the civil rights of individuals
  11. 21. deals with private offenses such as violation of contracts
  12. 22. prohibits unwarranted searches and seizures by the government
  13. 26. the sharing of powers and responsibilities between the country's government as a whole (the federal government) and individual state governments
  14. 27. a panel which receive complaints and accusations of crimes, hears preliminary evidence, and hands down indictments
  15. 28. prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
  16. 30. the jury members who speaks for the body of a whole
  17. 31. clerical aspect of an arrest
  18. 34. lawyer, barrister
  19. 35. a monetary amount set to ensure the accused will appear in court
  20. 37. the document that defines the United States government, and set forth the rights of all American citizens
  21. 38. on cross examination, not allowing the witness time to answer the question
  22. 39. an accusation of guilt; usually the first step in a criminal prosecution
Down
  1. 1. the witness is stating a generality about someone
  2. 2. there's no way the witness could know or should expected to know the answer to the question
  3. 4. case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime
  4. 7. apprehending a person who is suspected of a crime
  5. 9. 14th amendment: no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without legal protection
  6. 13. period of questioning in a trial when the lawyers of one side question their own witness
  7. 15. the period of questioning in a trial when the lawyers of one side interrogate a witness from the opposing side
  8. 16. state court with jurisdiction in criminal matters over felonies
  9. 17. a sworn, written statement
  10. 18. crime where punishment is at least one (1) year in prison
  11. 23. mones paid or awarded in civil cases to compensate for harm suffered by the plaintiff
  12. 24. termination of human life by the government as punishment for a crime
  13. 25. money or action to correct the wrong
  14. 29. prohibits evidence obtained by means of an unlawful seizure from being admitted in a court of law
  15. 30. protects against self incrimination
  16. 32. felonies and misdemeanors
  17. 33. plea where the defendent admits committing the crime
  18. 36. legal disputes between individuals/organizations not involving criminal matters