Across
- 4. Group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial.
- 5. One that defines crimes and provides for their punishment.
- 7. Systemof state and Federal courts, police and prisons that enforces criminal law.
- 8. A formal charge by a grand jury.
- 9. A mojor crime.
- 10. A minor crime that is usually punished by a fine or jail sentence of less than one year.
- 11. The punishment to be imposed on an offender after a guilty verdict.
Down
- 1. A group of citizens who hear evidence during a trial and give a verdict.
- 2. A jury that is unable to reach a decision.
- 3. an order signed by a judge naming the individual to be arrested for a specific crime.
- 6. Offenses were people receive things such as a ticket or a citation instead of being arrested.