CRIMINAL EVIDENCE1

1. monetary security posted to secure the defendants release from pretrial detention
3. classification of crime by the severity of punishment
8. the initial charging instrument against the defendant
13. the alleged offender in a criminal prosecution
14. a public official appointed to hear and decide legal issues in a court case
15. a procedure during which the judge reads the formal charge to the defendant and illicits a plea
17. the jury decision as to guilt or innocence
18. unable to afford legal representation in a criminal prosecution

1. the procedure during which law-enforcement records information about the defendant after arrest
2. when a defendant is taken into custody or deprived of freedom of movement
4. the process during which the prosecution and defense exchange information about a case
5. written, published law that an administrative agency enacts
6. a request for the court to issue an order
7. attorneys who represent the state of federal government in a criminal prosecution
9. a previous court decision followed in stare decisis
10. the postconviction phase of the criminal proceedings during which the court imposes a penalty
11. a formal charge issued by a grand jury at a grand jury proceeding
12. the individual suing in a civil litigation matter
14. a group of individuals chosen to be the decision-maker at a trial
16. the federal legislative branch of government, responsible for enacting federal statues