Legal Vocabulary for Monster by Myers

2. written statement of facts voluntarily made under an oath administered by a person authorized to do so by law
3. request that a judge make a legal ruling
5. member of the jury elected to be the leader during deliberation
7. a defendant’s answer to a legal charge in a criminal case
10. the case that attempts to prove the defendant not guilty
11. a type of witness who knows the defendant and can speak to the character of the defendant
13. thorough discussion of the case to make the jury’s decision
17. the court comes back together after a break
18. jury's findings or conclusions on the factual issues presented by a case
19. an agreement made by the jury brought about by discussion

1. person who writes down what spoken in court
4. the case that attempts to prove the defendant guilty
6. person who is on trial for a crime
7. appointed by district attorney’s office to represent the state in criminal cases
8. people present during the crime and observed what happened.
9. citizens who are to decide the outcome of a criminal trial
12. evidence provided by a witness who has sworn to tell the truth
14. witness who is a specialist in a field who explain information to the jury and who give their professional opinions about evidence
15. witness testifying against the side of a case that has called them to testify
16. information can be considered in making a legal decision.