Across
- 2. an order of the court for a witness to appear at a particular time and place to testify and/or produce documents in the control of the witness (if a "subpena duces tecum").
- 4. chairman of a jury
- 6. generic term for the government's attorney in a criminal case, including District Attorney, States Attorney, United States Attorney, Attorney General, Solicitor General, or special prosecutor.
- 10. a charge of a felony (serious crime) voted by a grand jury based upon a proposed charge, witnesses' testimony and other evidence presented by the public prosecutor (District Attorney).
- 12. the crime of physically attacking another person which results in serious bodily harm and/or is made with a deadly or dangerous weapon such as a gun, knife, sword, ax or blunt instrument.
- 15. slang for a hopelessly deadlocked jury in a criminal case, in which neither side is able to prevail. Usually it means there is no unanimous verdict
- 16. the decision of a jury after a trial, which must be accepted by the trial judge to be final. A judgment by a judge sitting without a jury is not a verdict.
- 18. protection against being tried twice for the same offense, protection against multiple punishment, protection against multiple punishment for the same offense
- 20. the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility
Down
- 1. the crime of intentionally lying after being duly sworn (to tell the truth) by a notary public, court clerk or other official.
- 3. Everyone agrees to the final verdict
- 5. sufficient reason based upon known facts to believe a crime has been committed or that certain property is connected with a crime
- 6. characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; "a premeditated crime"
- 7. the requirement set by the U. S. Supreme Court in Miranda v. Alabama (1966) that prior to the time of arrest and any interrogation of a person suspected of a crime, he/she must be told that he/she has: "the right to remain silent, the right to legal counsel, and the right to be told that anything he/she says can be used in court against" him/her.
- 8. what an accused criminal defendant receives if he/she is found not guilty. It is a verdict (a judgment in a criminal case) of not guilty.
- 9. a crime sufficiently serious to be punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison, as distinguished from a misdemeanor which is only punishable by confinement to county or local jail and/or a fine.
- 11. placing someone on trial a second time for an offense for which he/she has been previously acquitted, even when new incriminating evidence has been unearthed.
- 13. a judge's order prohibiting the attorneys and the parties to a pending lawsuit or criminal prosecution from talking to the media or the public about the case.
- 14. the most important rule of evidence in the trial of civil (not criminal) cases.
- 17. the party sued in a civil lawsuit or the party charged with a crime in a criminal prosecution.
- 19. A formal written or spoken statement, esp. one given in a court of law
- 21. a document issued by the court at the time a lawsuit is filed, stating the name of both plaintiff and defendant, the title and file number of the case, the court and its address, the name and address of the plaintiff's attorney, and instructions as to the need to file a response to the complaint within a certain time