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