Across
- 1. Punishment that allows courts to reduce the number of people in prison but keep an eye on them at the same time.
- 2. Length of term for a Federal judge.
- 7. Type of jurisdiction a court has when they have the ability to review a prior court's decisions.
- 8. According to the case Gideon v. Wainwright, what must you be provided if you are unable to afford one yourself?
- 14. The act of locking a jury up in secrecy so they are not "spoiled" by the outside world.
- 17. Number of Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals there are in the US.
- 21. Person that sued Arizona in 1960s over his right to remain silent when you are arrested.
- 23. The 5th Amendment ensures you have a right from being forced to _________ __________ or speak out against yourself.
- 24. The authority a court or police have.
- 26. A court order mandating you report to court.
- 27. A believable level of certainty that an individual might not be guilty--no need to prove innocence in an American criminal trial.
- 28. When a jury is unable to come up with a unanimous decision and cannot decide on a verdict.
- 29. Another name for the death penalty.
- 31. Total number of Justices on the Supreme Court.
- 34. A judge's ability to remove clearly biased jurors from the jury.
- 35. Griswold v. Connecticut set the precedent that individuals have privacy in the bedroom and cannot be denied the ability to use _____________________.
- 37. Number of Justices that have to accept a Writ of Certiorari.
- 38. Type of brief that uninvolved yet interested 3rd parties can file for Supreme Court cases.
- 41. A paper or document that one files before the Supreme Court that outlines their legal arguments.
- 42. Attempt of defense attorney to get the jury to either sympathize with or personally like the defendant and ignore facts of law in an attempt to get a not guilty verdict.
- 43. Number of minutes one gets to orally argue their case before the Supreme Court.
- 44. A judge that finds there is room for interpretation of our laws and can change the meaning of them.
- 45. When someone commits a crime against another person; punishments tend to be financial.
- 46. When defense and prosecution agree to a lesser charge in return for a guilty verdict.
Down
- 1. A ________________ challenge is a lawyer's ability to remove any juror they wish during the selection process.
- 3. Obergefell v. _____________ set the precedent that the state could not ban gay marriage.
- 4. Type of law the Ten Commandments would be.
- 5. A judge that reads and interprets laws extremely literally.
- 6. Supreme Court tends to respect the decisions of prior Supreme Court cases and rarely overturns precedent; "let the decision stand."
- 7. Roe v. Wade legalized this activity--until this past summer when the SCOTUS overturned the precedent in Dobbs v. Jackson.
- 9. The state is required to provide you with an ____________ if you cannot afford it as per the precedent set in Gideon v. Wainwright.
- 10. When a court decision creates a standard of basis for future court decisions.
- 11. Document one must file if they wish to have the Supreme Court hear their case.
- 12. Number of jurors on a criminal court case.
- 13. Stage of a trial where you enter your plea and are notified of your charges.
- 15. The current Chief Justice.
- 16. Type of jurisdiction a court has when they get the first chance to hear and decide a case.
- 18. Title given to the head of the Supreme Court.
- 19. A jury must declare someone criminally guilty with a ____________ vote.
- 20. Likelihood someone will be a repeat offender and return to prison soon after their release from prison.
- 22. Selects Federal court judges.
- 25. Not guilty defense in which you admit to committing a crime but attempt to claim there was a really good reason.
- 30. ___________ v. Virginia set the precedent that the state could not ban miscegenation or inter-racial marriages.
- 32. Sonia _____________--first Hispanic on the Supreme Court.
- 33. Name of the idea of Presidents' desires to cram as many judges as possible that match their political beliefs onto the Supreme Court.
- 35. Collateral held by the court to ensure you show up for your trial.
- 36. When a judge serves as the jury in a case.
- 39. Approves of Federal court judicial nominations.
- 40. Either a violent or more serious crime--usually considered a prison-worthy crime.