Across
- 1. a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
- 6. facts provided or learned about something or someone
- 7. to free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
- 9. a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial
- 12. apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court
- 13. examine the validity of an accusation before trial
- 15. the first step, the defendant is advised of his/her right to trial, and right to trial by jury if desired
- 17. an instance of turning something aside from its course
- 18. the release of an offender from detention
- 20. to be set free
- 21. temporary release of someone awaiting trial
- 23. formal judgment on a disputed matter
- 24. a minor wrong doing
- 25. the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise
Down
- 2. the action of arraigning someone in court
- 3. a crime punishable by more than one year of jail
- 4. a young person
- 5. hearing to determine if there is enough evidence
- 8. a person's inherent qualities of mind and character
- 10. judge transfers a case from juvenile to adult court
- 11. released from prison for good
- 14. having been declared guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge
- 16. to take into custody
- 19. declare the punishment decided for an offender
- 22. a criminal defendant's admission to the court that he or she committed the offense he or she is charged with and his or her agreement to waive the right to trial