Law 12 Ch 9: Crim Court System

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Across
  1. 2. the first questioning of a witness to determine what he or she observed about the crime
  2. 4. the court official responsible for jury management
  3. 5. clerk the court official who assists the judge
  4. 7. permission to appeal a decision from a lower court to a higher court
  5. 9. the lowest level in the hierarchy of Canadian courts
  6. 11. the court official who assists the sheriff
  7. 12. the party that files an appeal
  8. 16. testimony given by a witness to prove an alleged fact
  9. 17. in a criminal trial, a group of 12 people who decide whether the accused is guilty or not guilty.
  10. 19. in criminal court, the person charged with committing a criminal offense (also defendant)
  11. 21. a lawyer who defends an accused person on trial
  12. 22. the first stage of a criminal trial in which the defendant enters a plea to the charge.
  13. 23. a typed record of everything said in a court during trial
  14. 24. a judicial inquiry to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to put the accused person on trial
  15. 26. counsel the lawyer representing the government, responsible for instituting legal proceedings against the accused
  16. 27. the court official appointed to try cases in a court of law and to sentence convicted persons.
Down
  1. 1. a court official who has less authority than a judge but who can issue warrants and perform some other judicial functions
  2. 3. a lawyer on duty in a court room or police station to give free legal advice to persons just arrested
  3. 6. evidence evidence given by a witness based on information received from someone else rather than personal knowledge.
  4. 8. a court order requiring witnesses to appear in court on a certain date
  5. 10. a mini-trial in which the jurors are excluded while the admissibility of evidence is discussed
  6. 13. Knowingly making false statements in court while giving evidence under oath
  7. 14. an application to a higher court to review the decision made by a lower court
  8. 15. to contradict evidence introduced by the opposing side
  9. 18. persons who give evidence while under oath
  10. 20. the second questioning of a witness to test the accuracy of the testimony; performed by the opposing counsel
  11. 25. information that tends to prove or disprove the elements of an offence.