Federal And State Court System

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Across
  1. 2. the killing of one person by another.
  2. 5. unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
  3. 8. A person who testifies to what they saw, heard, or did
  4. 9. Being found guilty of committing a crime.
  5. 11. The court decision.
  6. 12. Also called a respondent In a criminal case this is the person who is arrested and charged with a crime.
  7. 16. Confinement to a correctional institute or prison.
  8. 18. Statements made by a witness under oath.
  9. 20. The person that decides whether or not the defendant is innocent or guilty.
Down
  1. 1. Release from incarceration after serving part of a sentence.
  2. 3. A lawsuit or action in a court.
  3. 4. When a convicted person receives a suspended term of incarceration.
  4. 6. Power and authority of a court to hear and make a judgment in a case.
  5. 7. Another word for Bond.
  6. 10. To swear to the truth of a statement.
  7. 13. A crime typically involving violence is worse then a misdemeanor.
  8. 14. An accused person's answer to a criminal charge.
  9. 15. When a person is taken into custody by a police officer and charged with a crime.
  10. 17. A person approved to act on another's behalf.
  11. 19. A written direction of a court or judge to do or refrain from doing certain things.