VCE Legal Studies

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Across
  1. 1. The financial cost of legal advice from Victorian Community Legal Centres.
  2. 4. Less complex criminal offences.
  3. 5. The power (jurisdiction) of a court to hear a case on appeal.
  4. 7. The prosecution and accused must '?' in order for the accused to plead guilty to a lesser offence.
  5. 9. The name of the Court at the bottom of the Victorian Court Hierarchy.
  6. 10. Presumed until proven guilty.
  7. 11. If a judge doesn't bring an impartial mind to a case, they could be accused of this type of bias.
  8. 13. The final decision made by the jury.
  9. 14. A term used when people involved in the criminal justice system are unbiased and fair.
Down
  1. 2. Principle of Justice that involves treating people the same and limiting disadvantage.
  2. 3. '... of proof' aka the responsibility of proving the facts of the case.
  3. 6. Hearing from both parties in a trial ensures '... fairness.'
  4. 8. Traditionally the number of jurors involved in the deliberation of a criminal case.
  5. 12. Applying to a higher court to reverse the decision of a lower court.