Across
- 3. "an eye for an eye" retaliation or revenge
- 4. Response to a criminal charge in which the defendant admits to committing the act charged but argues for some mitigating reason they should not be help criminally responsible under law
- 6. A type of government that divides powers between a national government and governments of smaller geographic territories, including states, counties, and cities
- 9. Party bringing a lawsuit or initiating a legal action against someone else
- 11. The legal doctrine that says that, if a death occurs during the commission of a felony, the perpetrator of the crime may be changed with murder in the 1st degree, regardless of the abuse of intent, premeditation and deliberation, or malice afterthought
- 12. The requirement that the state must meet to introduce evidence or establish facts
- 13. The body of law that defines criminal offense and prescribes punishment for their infractions
- 17. Person against whom a criminal charge is pending one charge with a crime
- 19. The prosecution of an accused person twice for the same charge
- 20. The body of law that spells out elements of criminal acts
- 21. The response by a defendant to a criminal charge, to include denial of criminal allegations in an attempt to negate or overcome the charges
- 22. Rules that set forth how substantive laws are to be enforced, such as those covering arrest, search and seizure
- 23. "Stand by Decision" Doctrine referring to court precedent, whereby lower courts must follow decisions of higher courts when the same legal issues and questions comes before them, not disturbing settled points of law
- 25. The authority to make legal decisions and judgements, often based on geographic area
- 26. A purposeful act or state of mind to commit a crime
- 27. Offenses that violate a society's shared norms
- 29. The test of legal insanity, asking whether the defendant understood the nature and quality of their act and, if so, if they understood it was wrong
Down
- 1. Committed by wealthy or powerful individuals in the course of their professional occupations
- 2. A lesser offense, typically punishable of a fine or up to 1 year in jail
- 5. Police tactics that unduly encourage or induce an individual to commit a crime they typically would not commit
- 7. The standard used by jurors to arrive at a verdict whether or not the government has established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
- 8. Violent crimes, to include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault
- 10. Crimes committed by members of illegal organizations
- 14. The reason for committing a crime
- 15. Noncriminal law, usually related to settling
- 16. "Guilty Deed"-Act that accompanies one's intent to commit a crime
- 18. Crimes during which no violence is perpetuated against a person, such as burglary, theft, and arson
- 24. "Guilty Mind" Purposeful intent to commit a crime
- 28. A serious offense with a possible sentence of more than a year in prison