Across
- 2. Occurs when a jury is unable to reach a verdict and there must be a new trial with a new jury
- 3. When someone is detained by the state while they are waiting for a trial
- 4. murder with malicious intent but not premeditated
- 8. Prevents the government from using most evidence gathered in violation of the United States Constitution
- 10. A doubt based upon reason and common sense and is not based purely on speculation
- 12. Government officers carry out a search or arrest without a warrant or any other legal authorization
- 14. During the commission of a felony, another person is killed or dies
- 17. A sworn statement a witness makes after the judge rules that his or her testimony will not be admitted at trial
- 18. Citizens who are willing and able to consider evidence at trial without preconceived opinions about the defendant
- 19. Informing the defendant of the charge and hearing the defendants plea
- 20. An attorney’s final statement to the jury which summarizes the evidence and position of their client
Down
- 1. Right to a lawyer
- 5. Agreements between defendants and prosecutors in which defendants agree to plead guilty to some or all of the charges
- 6. Any reasonable person would suspect that a crime was in the process of being committed, had been committed or was going to be committed very soon
- 7. The opposing party questioning the witness during a trial
- 9. The detention of a person, often in a correctional or psychiatric facility
- 11. When the court imposes a punishment on the defendant after they have been found guilty at trial or has pled guilty to a crime
- 13. Release from detention that is dependent on obeying a set of rules with the threat of return to detention if said rules are disobeyed
- 15. Time before trial when the judge has to decide whether there is enough evidence to force the defendant to stand trial
- 16. Each party’s time to give the jury context and provide a general idea of how the trial is expected to go