Across
- 2. to lie under oath
- 6. a hearing where a person is formally hear their charges and get their plea
- 9. a lawyers final opportunity in trial to explain to the judge and jury why they should win the case
- 11. unintentionally causing the death of another person
- 14. fairness in all legal matters, both civil and criminal
- 16. when someone who loses in court asks for a higher court
- 17. an uncompleted trial
- 18. the power or the right of the court to interpret or apply a law
- 20. when a person is held in a state for a crime that happened in the state
Down
- 1. a lawyers first opportunity to address the jury in a trial
- 3. another way to explain an attorney
- 4. intentional killing with no prior intent to kill
- 5. the judge listens and hears arguments from both prosecution and defendant
- 7. officers must have a reason before detaining someone
- 8. malicious intent to kill but not premeditated
- 10. no other reasonable evidence to prove someone is guilty
- 12. unlawfully seized evidence cannot be used in the court
- 13. considering a fair case without choosing a side
- 15. sentencing someone to death for a more serious crime and carrying out with that sentence
- 19. another word for someone who is in jail