Street Law Midterm Review
Across
- 1. severe crime which carries a jail sentence of more than 1 year
- 2. When you are taken to the jail after being arrested, the police obtain biographical information about you, fingerprint you, and take your photograph.
- 7. all law that does not involve criminal matters. Usually deals with private rights of individuals, groups, or businesses
- 12. Killing done with malice but without premeditation or deliberation.
- 13. This is Kim Ogg's role/position in Harris County.
- 14. The act of following or harassing another person, causing the fear of death or injury.
- 16. the branch of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
- 19. the state or federal government’s attorney in a criminal case.
Down
- 1. The act of killing that is premeditated, deliberate, and done with malice.
- 3. Death caused through criminal negligence (failure to exercise reasonable or appropriate care.)
- 4. This is Ken Paxton's role/position in Texas.
- 5. Taking away a person against that person’s will
- 6. minor crime which carries a jail sentence of less than 1 year
- 8. a formal process to limit the freedom of a suspect without the possibility for them to walk away
- 9. The _____ amendment protects people who have been arrested from excessive bail
- 10. the part of the arrest process where cops read someone their rights before they are taken into custody
- 11. the step in the arrest process where a person of interest is held for questioning
- 15. Any intentional, unlawful physical contact inflicted on one person by another without consent.
- 17. An intentional threat, show of force, or movement that causes a reasonable fear of, or actual physical contact with another person
- 18. After you are arrested, the police officer writes a statement of the essential facts constituting the offense you are charged with, also known as an affidavit