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