Across
- 3. Discussion and debate among jurors.
- 8. What Juror Eight uses to change minds.
- 9. The type of doubt needed to acquit in a criminal trial.
- 11. A central theme of the play.
- 15. Required jury agreement for a verdict.
- 18. A person who claims to have seen the crime.
- 19. Legal judgment that a person is not guilty.
- 23. The decision reached by a jury.
- 24. A claim or piece of evidence that shows someone was elsewhere.
- 25. Specific type of weapon introduced as evidence.
- 27. Unwillingness to accept different views or people.
- 28. To speak under oath in a courtroom.
- 29. Setting where the murder took place.
Down
- 1. The person accused of the crime.
- 2. The ideal goal of the legal process.
- 4. Fair and unbiased.
- 5. The jury leader who facilitates the discussion.
- 6. Preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience.
- 7. Someone who gives a first-hand account in court.
- 10. The final verdict reached by the jurors.
- 12. The protagonist who stands alone at first.
- 13. Prejudice that affects impartial judgment.
- 14. Statement given by a witness under oath.
- 16. The legal status until proven guilty.
- 17. The accused’s initial presumed status by most jurors.
- 20. Member of a group who decides a verdict.
- 21. The murder weapon in the case.
- 22. Information used to support or refute a claim.
- 26. A major element in the jury room discussions.