Across
- 4. person who saw the crime comitted
- 6. of proof the amount of proof necessary to prove a case
- 7. reason why you could not have done the crime
- 8. punishment a sentence of death
- 9. a general tern for the effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pretrial maneuvers to defeat the party suing or the prosecution in a criminal case.
- 11. without bias,prejudice, or other preconception
- 12. the person against whom a lawsuit is filed
Down
- 1. a reasonable doubt in a criminal case,the accused's guilt must be established "beyond a reasonable doubt"
- 2. the probable reason a person committed a crime as when one acts out of jeakousy, greed, or revenge
- 3. any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits
- 5. after a trial, the jury goes into its assigned private room to think about and discuss evidence and testimony to help it reach a verdict
- 10. an officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody