Across
- 2. Less serious crime
- 3. A court case where someone is accused of breaking a criminal law
- 6. Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
- 7. A court case that has two parties in disagreement
- 11. The government side of the criminal case
- 13. A person and or company filing the complaint in a civil lawsuit
- 14. A serious crime
- 17. What police need to arrest, search someone/property or have a warrent
- 19. The authority to review the decisions made by the lower courts
- 20. First court to hear a case
- 21. The Constitution protects against unfair government actions
- 22. Punishment if found guilty
Down
- 1. Allows police to arrest people
- 4. even the leader is subject to the law
- 5. The branch of government that reviews and interprets laws
- 8. When the Judicial Branch interprets laws.
- 9. Decision of a jury/judge
- 10. The group that hears the evidence in a criminal case
- 12. The right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review their case
- 15. Authority to interpret and administer the law
- 16. Someone accused of a crime
- 18. A formal charging of someone with a crime