Across
- 3. petitioning a higher court to review a case to reverse errors made at trial
- 5. determining if laws are in agreement with the US Constitution
- 6. bringing a defendant before a judge to allow him or her to hear the charges that were filed and make a plea
- 8. Traffic cases, misdemeanors, claims under $4,500
- 10. counsel employed to represent a defendant
- 11. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
- 12. a court document that directs a law enforcement officer to arrest a person and bring them to court
- 14. the steps by which legal judgements are determined
- 19. part against which a case is brought in a criminal or civil trial
- 20. guarantees and procedures built into the legal system into safeguard the civil rights of individuals
- 21. deals with private offenses such as violation of contracts
- 22. prohibits unwarranted searches and seizures by the government
- 26. the sharing of powers and responsibilities between the country's government as a whole (the federal government) and individual state governments
- 27. a panel which receive complaints and accusations of crimes, hears preliminary evidence, and hands down indictments
- 28. prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
- 30. the jury members who speaks for the body of a whole
- 31. clerical aspect of an arrest
- 34. lawyer, barrister
- 35. a monetary amount set to ensure the accused will appear in court
- 37. the document that defines the United States government, and set forth the rights of all American citizens
- 38. on cross examination, not allowing the witness time to answer the question
- 39. an accusation of guilt; usually the first step in a criminal prosecution
Down
- 1. the witness is stating a generality about someone
- 2. there's no way the witness could know or should expected to know the answer to the question
- 4. case brought by the government against a person accused of committing a crime
- 7. apprehending a person who is suspected of a crime
- 9. 14th amendment: no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without legal protection
- 13. period of questioning in a trial when the lawyers of one side question their own witness
- 15. the period of questioning in a trial when the lawyers of one side interrogate a witness from the opposing side
- 16. state court with jurisdiction in criminal matters over felonies
- 17. a sworn, written statement
- 18. crime where punishment is at least one (1) year in prison
- 23. mones paid or awarded in civil cases to compensate for harm suffered by the plaintiff
- 24. termination of human life by the government as punishment for a crime
- 25. money or action to correct the wrong
- 29. prohibits evidence obtained by means of an unlawful seizure from being admitted in a court of law
- 30. protects against self incrimination
- 32. felonies and misdemeanors
- 33. plea where the defendent admits committing the crime
- 36. legal disputes between individuals/organizations not involving criminal matters