US Court System
Across
- 3. A minor crime
- 4. A group of citizens who hear and decide if an accused person in guilty.
- 5. Breaking the law
- 7. A person being accused of wrongdoing
- 10. A judge who sits on a Supreme Court
- 13. A major crime
- 14. An argument; lawsuit
- 16. A pretrial hearing or meeting
- 17. Amendment protects us from unreasonable search & seizure.
- 18. Amendment protects us from unfair state government actions.
Down
- 1. To hear a case for the first time
- 2. A decision in a court case made by a judge or jury
- 4. A court's authority to hear a case
- 6. Amendment guarantees rights of the accused (speedy trial)
- 8. To hear a case for the first time
- 9. Amendment protects us from excessive bail/cruel and unusual punishment.
- 10. A public officer who hears and decides cases in court
- 11. A person filing a complaint in a civil lawsuit
- 12. An accused person's response to a criminal charge.
- 15. Amendment protects us from unfair federal government actions