Across
- 1. An attorney that represents the individual accused of the crime committed
- 5. The actual money that the losing side must pay to the winning side to make up for losses or injuries
- 6. An attorney appointed to represent individuals who cannot afford one of their own (indigents)
- 8. test one takes when applying to law school
- 9. protects logos and brand names
- 11. protects artistic works- movies, books, music
- 13. is a question-and-answer session used in the pre-trial "discovery" process of a civil lawsuit, to gain information about the case
- 15. mutual agreement between the two sides/parties in a legal case. This type of agreement often allows both parties to avoid a f
- 16. Amendment that gives individuals the right to counsel/an attorney in a criminal case
- 17. the burden of proof required to determine guilt in a criminal case.
- 18. represents the gov. or state, not the victim specifically
Down
- 1. individual accused of the crime committed
- 2. person/group who files a lawsuit in a civil case
- 3. SCOTUS case that gave us the public defender's office
- 4. test one takes to become a licensed attorney
- 6. protects your inventions
- 7. located inside the courtroom is the structure that separates spectators from those participating in the trial
- 10. claim exists when a person dies due to the legal fault of another
- 12. agreements in which the defendant chooses to plead guilty in order to avoid a formal trial
- 14. has entire charge and control of every criminal prosecution instituted or pending in his district, and determines whom, when, and how a case should be prosecuted