Across
- 2. A minor wrongdoing, one less than a felony.
- 5. The ability given by higher courts to review lower court rulings and decisions on appeal.
- 7. The formal examination of a cause, civil or criminal, before a judge according to the laws of a particular jurisdiction
- 8. A crime,regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
- 9. The temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial
- 10. When someone who loses a case in a trial court asks a higher court (the appellate court) to review the trial court's decision
- 12. An elected official who conducts court proceedings.
- 14. An arraignment is a court proceeding at which a criminal defendant is formally advised of the charges against him and asked to enter a plea to the charges.
- 16. A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury in a civil or criminal case.
Down
- 1. The one who is named as the "wrongdoer" in a court case.
- 3. A government intitution that handles crimes in which a law has been broken
- 4. Person under 18 years of age
- 6. an opportunity for the defendant to plea "guilty" for a chance at a lesser ruling.
- 11. A government institution that settles disputes between two or more entities
- 13. A group of non bias Georgia citizens gathered in order to create a verdict based on evidence presented in court.
- 15. A person who brings a lawsuit against another person.