Criminal Justice Flow Chars

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Across
  1. 1. a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
  2. 6. facts provided or learned about something or someone
  3. 7. to free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
  4. 9. a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial
  5. 12. apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
  6. 13. examine the validity of an accusation before trial
  7. 15. the first step, the defendant is advised of his/her right to trial, and right to trial by jury if desired
  8. 17. an instance of turning something aside from its course
  9. 18. the release of an offender from detention
  10. 20. to be set free
  11. 21. temporary release of someone awaiting trial
  12. 23. formal judgment on a disputed matter
  13. 24. a minor wrong doing
  14. 25. the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise
Down
  1. 2. the action of arraigning someone in court
  2. 3. a crime punishable by more than one year of jail
  3. 4. a young person
  4. 5. hearing to determine if there is enough evidence
  5. 8. a person's inherent qualities of mind and character
  6. 10. judge transfers a case from juvenile to adult court
  7. 11. released from prison for good
  8. 14. having been declared guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge
  9. 16. to take into custody
  10. 19. declare the punishment decided for an offender
  11. 22. a criminal defendant's admission to the court that he or she committed the offense he or she is charged with and his or her agreement to waive the right to trial