Law Terms

3. A person who pursues a criminal or fugitive
8. The questioning of a witness by the party that has called that witness to give evidence
12. A lawyer employed at public expense in a criminal trial to represent a defendant who is unable to afford legal assistance
15. Any average Joe can consider it a crime
16. The questioning of a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge or extend testimony
18. To seize someone by legal authority
19. Indirect evidence that does not prove a fact in issue but gives rise to a logical inference
20. Evidence that directly links a person to a crime

1. Information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate (rumor)
2. trial by judge not jury
4. Lawyer's first opportunity to address the jury in a trial
5. Killing a human being WITHOUT malice aforethought
6. Suspect is placed among a group of other persons who look similar
7. Temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial
9. Witness is in position to know the facts they are testifying about
10. Killing a human being WITH malice aforethought
11. An arrangement between prosecutor and defendant where the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge
13. Made up of twenty-tree people
14. A person/public official who institutes legal proceedings against someone
17. Must relate to the case