Mock Trial Vocab

5. an act committed or ommitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanfing it and for which punishment is imposed upon finding of guilt
6. to weigh, discuss, and consider
7. the accused in a criminal case
8. the examination of a witness by the party opposed to the one who produced him/her
11. real, tangible, or clear evidence of a fact, happening, or thing
12. a duty placed upon a civil or criminal defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact
13. the attornye representing the accused in a criminal case

1. evidence allowed by court to be admitted at trial
2. evidence in a trial which is not obtained directly from an eyewitness or participant and requires some reasoning to prove a fact
3. standard that must be met by the prosecution's evidence in a criminal case
4. a person who has been qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services, including appearing in court
9. the specific crime a defendant is accused of committing
10. whether testimony is worthy of belief, based on competence of the witness and likelihood that it's true