Across
- 2. group of people who are chosen to hear and come to a verdict for a trial
- 5. if evidence is gained through methods that violate defendant’s constitutional rights, it does not stand in court
- 6. information used to convince judge or jury
- 7. when a party doubts the validity of a witness’ testimony (ex:lying in testimony, made up information in testimony, etc)
- 8. promise by government (and Constitution) of equal and fair trial to defendant
- 11. when evidence can be used in a trial for consideration by the judge or jury when making a verdict
- 15. case/lawsuit
- 19. any crime that is committed that can have the punishment of death
- 20. when a witness testifies to evidence that they were not present for but heard from a different person (does not stand in court)
- 21. serious crime
- 22. a witness’ testimony that is sworn to be true
Down
- 1. the lawyers who are handling the case (refers to both parties or can also mean legal advice)
- 3. party that the case is appealed to
- 4. minor offense (up to one year in prison)
- 9. when the defendant is declared guilty
- 10. party that appeals a case to a higher court
- 12. people who participate in lawsuits
- 13. responsibility of proving disputed claims as true (Civil cases: burden of proof lies on prosecution/plaintiff; Criminal cases: burden of proof lies on government)
- 14. when the person who is accused of a crime is let go (there are specific conditions to bail, however, [1] you must appear when called by court OR [2] someone can pay to get the person who is accused of the crime to be let go before they are tried in court)
- 16. verdict saying that defendant is innocent or there is not enough evidence to prove that defendant is guilty
- 17. when a verdict/decision for a case has already been made by a court, but the losing party takes the decision to a higher court for review once again (decision can be reversed by the higher court that it is taken to)
- 18. person who is accused of a crime (who the lawsuit is against)