Law Enforcements Role in Court
Across
- 2. attorney representing the government in criminal cases
- 3. stage in a legal proceeding in which the witness is questioned by the party who called on him or her
- 5. words and expressions used by a particular vocation or group
- 7. records the official record of the trial; these word-for-word transcripts are used in appeals
- 9. officer in charge of the court proceeding; ensures all evidence used in the trial is legal, instructs the jury and typically provides the sentence when a defendant is convicted
- 12. communication without words or sounds
- 15. stage in a legal proceeding in which the witness is questioned by the opposing party
- 16. outcome of a criminal trial in which the defendant is found guilty
Down
- 1. represents the defendant and ensures the defendant is protected according to the law
- 2. communication through quality of spoken sound; includes tone, pitch, volume, pacing, inflection, etc.
- 4. informal group of professionals involved in a criminal trial who work together to process cases and administer justice in the most efficient way possible; core members are the judge, prosecutors and defense attorneys
- 6. decision or judgment in a court case
- 8. party denying or defending against allegations made by the plaintiff
- 10. responsible for deciding what is true in a case and in a criminal case, deciding whether or not the defendant has committed a crime
- 11. person against whom a crime has been committed
- 13. to provide evidence as a witness in a court of law
- 14. court officer responsible for giving out subpoenas, escorting defendants from jail to the courtroom, representing the jury to the judge and protecting safety of all in the courtroom
- 17. statement provided as evidence by a witness under oath
- 18. legal promise to tell the truth