Across
- 3. A type of counsel which is an attorney in private practice who contracts with the government to represent all indigent defendants in a county during a period of time and for a specified dollar amount.
- 7. A type of attorney who is a legal representative of the state with sole responsibility for bringing criminal charges.
- 8. A type of counsel which is an attorney in private practice assigned by a court to represent an indigent defendant. The attorney’s fee is paid by the government with jurisdiction over the case
- 10. Court process, employed in most countries of the world, in which the judge takes an active role in investigating the case and examining evidence by, for example, questioning witnesses.
- 11. Each separate offense of which a person is accused in an indictment or an information.
- 12. A type of attorney who is a lawyer who represents accused defendants and convicted offenders in their dealings with criminal justice.
Down
- 1. An adjournment of a scheduled case until a later date.
- 2. An election in which candidates’ party affiliations are not listed on the ballot.
- 4. Courts that do not try criminal cases, but hear appeals of decisions of lower courts.
- 5. An election in which candidates openly affiliated with political parties are presented to voters for selection.
- 6. The geographic territory or legal boundaries within which control may be exercised; the range of a court’s authority.
- 9. A prosecutor’s pretrial disclosure to the defense of facts and evidence to be introduced at trial.