Across
- 3. Questioning of your own witness
- 9. Lawyer’s first speech outlining the case
- 11. Responsibility for proving a claim in court
- 12. Person who gives sworn information in court
- 14. Lawyer’s final summary of the case
- 16. Judge rejects an objection
- 17. Formal accusation of a crime
- 20. evidence Indirect evidence that suggests a fact
- 22. Government side that brings criminal charges
- 23. Formal protest to a question or evidence
Down
- 1. Information used to prove or disprove facts
- 2. Claim of wrongdoing that has not been proven
- 4. Questioning of the opposing side’s witness
- 5. Sworn statement given by a witness
- 6. Jury’s final decision in a case
- 7. Person who runs the courtroom and rules on objections
- 8. Judge agrees with an objection
- 10. Highest standard of proof in a criminal trial
- 13. What a person meant or planned to do
- 14. How believable a witness seems
- 15. Person accused of committing a crime
- 18. Group of citizens who decide the facts and verdict
- 19. Helping or encouraging someone commit a crime
- 21. of innocence Defendant is innocent until proven guilty