Lindy's Trial Terms

3. Held or carried by everyone involved.
4. the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge.
6. The leader and spokesman for the jury
8. wrongfully causing the death of another human being after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so, in order to either increase the likelihood of success, or to evade detection or apprehension.
10. A formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law
12. the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one's own position.
14. The person being tried for a crime in the courtroom
15. a jury that cannot, by the required voting threshold, agree upon a verdict after an extended period of deliberation and is unable to change its votes due to severe differences of opinion

1. the interrogation of a witness called by one's opponent.
2. a procedural defence that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following a legitimate acquittal or conviction.
5. formally certifies the accused is free from the charge of an offense, as far as the criminal law is concerned.
7. a warning given by US police to criminal suspects in police custody before they are interrogated to preserve the admissibility of their statements against them in criminal proceedings
9. an offense which carries a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment and/or a fine. Involves brutally attacking with the intent to harm, rob or to resist arrest.
11. a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.
13. the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding.