legal terms - general

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Across
  1. 3. case/lawsuit
  2. 4. promise by government (and Constitution) of equal and fair trial to defendant
  3. 8. the lawyers who are handling the case (refers to both parties or can also mean legal advice)
  4. 9. responsibility of proving disputed claims as true (Civil cases: burden of proof lies on prosecution/plaintiff; Criminal cases: burden of proof lies on government)
  5. 10. any crime that is committed that can have the punishment of death
  6. 12. party that appeals a case to a higher court
  7. 13. if evidence is gained through methods that violate defendant’s constitutional rights, it does not stand in court
  8. 15. when a verdict/decision for a case has already been made by a court, but the losing party takes the decision to a higher court for review once again (decision can be reversed by the higher court that it is taken to)
  9. 16. a witness’ testimony that is sworn to be true
  10. 17. when a witness testifies to evidence that they were not present for but heard from a different person (does not stand in court)
  11. 20. party that the case is appealed to
Down
  1. 1. minor offense (up to one year in prison)
  2. 2. information used to convince judge or jury
  3. 4. person who is accused of a crime (who the lawsuit is against)
  4. 5. verdict saying that defendant is innocent or there is not enough evidence to prove that defendant is guilty
  5. 6. group of people who are chosen to hear and come to a verdict for a trial
  6. 7. when the defendant is declared guilty
  7. 11. people who participate in lawsuits
  8. 12. when evidence can be used in a trial for consideration by the judge or jury when making a verdict
  9. 14. when a party doubts the validity of a witness’ testimony (ex:lying in testimony, made up information in testimony, etc)
  10. 18. serious crime
  11. 19. when the person who is accused of a crime is let go (there are specific conditions to bail, however, [1] you must appear when called by court OR [2] someone can pay to get the person who is accused of the crime to be let go before they are tried in court)