Across
- 1. where the accused is informed of the charges, advised of the rights of criminal defendants, and asked to enter a plea to the charges
- 4. a program that the criminal will participate in instead of incarceration
- 7. legally coming together to dicuss the outcome of a criminal case
- 10. requires a person who has been arrested or imprisoned to be brought to a judge or into court
- 11. a case that is proceeded by the issuance of an information, a formal, written accusation submitted to the court by a prosecutor
- 12. the probationary period following a youth's release from a juvenile facility
- 14. the final settlement or judge's ruling
- 17. all crime cases begins when it is ______
- 19. indictments are required in these cases
- 20. act of recall or annulment
- 21. process in which cases are reviewed
- 22. someone on _______ is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court
- 24. ensuring that an offender's sentence is carried out
- 25. the criminal is _____ if no charges are filed
Down
- 2. saves the time and expense of a lengthy trial
- 3. when the judge reviews evidence and argumentation
- 5. to discover if there is probable cause to believe that the accused committed a known crime within the jurisdiction of the court
- 6. conducting legal proceedings about a person who has been convicted of a crime
- 8. to release a prisoner on payment
- 9. place of confinement
- 13. proving that the defendent is not guilty
- 15. formal inquiry or investigative study
- 16. the outcome of a criminal prosecution
- 18. punishment given to a criminal ordered by the judge
- 23. taking the criminal into custody