Legal Terms/Courtroom Vocabulary - Pt. 1

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Across
  1. 2. number of cases handled by a judge or a court.
  2. 3. Property of all kinds, including real and personal, tangible and intangible.
  3. 4. written statement submitted in a trial or appellate proceeding that explains one side's legal and factual arguments.
  4. 5. jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
  5. 6. offices of a judge and his or her staff.
  6. 7. appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgment of a lower court (trial court) or tribunal. For example, the U.S. circuit courts of appeals review the decisions of the U.S. district courts.
  7. 8. release, prior to trial, of a person accused of a crime, under specified conditions designed to assure that person's appearance in court when required. Also, can refer to the amount of bond money posted as a financial condition of pretrial release.
  8. 9. legal procedure for dealing with debt problems of individuals and businesses; specifically, a case filed under one of the chapters of title 11 of the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code).
  9. 10. written or printed statement made under oath.
  10. 13. juror juror selected in the same manner as a regular juror who hears all the evidence but does not help decide the case unless called on to replace a regular juror.
  11. 14. term used to describe evidence that may be considered by a jury or judge in civil and criminal cases.
  12. 15. complete collection of every document filed in court in a case.
Down
  1. 1. injunction that automatically stops lawsuits, foreclosures, garnishments, and most collection activities against the debtor the moment a bankruptcy petition is filed.
  2. 3. the practice of the court of appeals, it means that the court of appeals has concluded that the lower court decision is correct and will stand as rendered by the lower court.
  3. 6. crime punishable by death.
  4. 8. trial without a jury, in which the judge serves as the fact-finder.
  5. 9. duty to prove disputed facts. In civil cases, a plaintiff generally has the burden of proving his or her case. In criminal cases, the government has the burden of proving the defendant's guilt.
  6. 11. request made after a trial by a party that has lost on one or more issues that a higher court review the decision to determine if it was correct. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the "appellant;" the other party is the "appellee."
  7. 12. formal written statement by a defendant in a civil case that responds to a complaint, articulating the grounds for defense.
  8. 13. proceeding in which a criminal defendant is brought into court, told of the charges in an indictment or information, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.