Across
- 2. formally decline to vote either for or against in a proposed motion
- 3. duty place on defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact
- 4. prosecution of a person twice for same offense
- 8. close questioning of a witness to bring new light to a testimony
- 10. causing death of another human after rationally considering details
- 11. lawyer or lawyers conducting a case
- 13. freed or cleared from a charge of accusation
- 14. formal written or spoken statement in a court of law
- 15. the accused in a criminal case
- 16. government attorney charging or trying the case against the accused
- 17. decision on a disputed issue in a case
Down
- 1. standard of proof that must be surpassed to convict an accused in criminal proceeding
- 5. jury is unable to agree on a verdict
- 6. claim or evidence that shows one was elsewhere when an act was alleged to have taken place
- 7. reason for doing something
- 8. evidence that relies on inference to connect to conclusion
- 9. engage in long, careful consideration
- 12. chairman or spokesperson for the jury