The Legal System

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Across
  1. 1. court order that the individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention
  2. 5. first court to hear a criminal or civil case
  3. 7. highest court in a particular states or in the US, serves as appellate function
  4. 8. the right of the court to hear a case for the first time
  5. 10. branch of law that deals with disputes that do not involve criminal penalties
Down
  1. 2. prior case whose principles are used by judges as the basis for their decision in a present case
  2. 3. "let the decision stand"
  3. 4. negotiated agreement in a criminal case in which a defendant agrees to plea guilty for a less harsher sentence
  4. 6. court that hears appeals of trial court decisions
  5. 9. branch of law that regulates conduct of individuals and defines crimes