Legal Terms/Courtroom Vocabulary - Pt. 3

2. A person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony before the court or jury.
4. Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
6. Court authorization, most often for law enforcement officers, to conduct a search or make an arrest.
10. Parties to a lawsuit resolve their dispute without having a trial.
14. A set of rules and principles established by the United States Sentencing Commission that trial judges use to determine the sentence for a convicted defendant.
16. A written account of the proceedings in a case, including all pleadings, evidence, and exhibits submitted in the course of the case.
18. A judge's written explanation of the decision of the court.
20. The time within which a lawsuit must be filed or a criminal prosecution begun.

1. An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error
3. In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges.
5. The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
7. A court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to a dispute currently before a court
8. A command, issued under a court's authority, to a witness to appear and give testimony.
9. The decision of a trial jury or a judge that determines the guilt or innocence of a criminal defendant, or that determines the final outcome of a civil case.
11. A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial, or during some other formal conversation, such as a hearing or oral deposition
12. A request by a litigant to a judge for a decision on an issue relating to the case.
13. An offense punishable by one year of imprisonment or less
15. A person or business that files a formal complaint with the court.
17. To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government
19. Written statements filed with the court that describe a party's legal or factual assertions about the case.