Trial Terms Lauren Goeser

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Across
  1. 3. An order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it
  2. 5. In a criminal case, the person accused of a crime; in a civil case, the person the action is brought against.
  3. 6. Reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.)
  4. 7. (of two or more people) Fully in agreement
  5. 10. A writ ordering a person to attend a court
  6. 11. The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
  7. 12. A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged
  8. 13. an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use
  9. 14. A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
  10. 15. a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
  11. 16. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
  12. 17. A person, esp. a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
  13. 18. is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial situation) before they are interrogated to inform them about their constitutional rights.
  14. 20. Evidence or proof provided by the existence or appearance of something
  15. 21. the duty of proving a disputed charge
Down
  1. 1. A worker, esp. a man, who supervises and directs other workers
  2. 2. A judge's order that a case may not be discussed in public
  3. 4. close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
  4. 5. The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense
  5. 8. The plan of deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another
  6. 9. A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death
  7. 19. a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict