Across
- 1. Examination from witness who produced the defendant
- 5. One who prosecutes another for a crime
- 8. Standard that must be met by prosecution's evidence in a criminal case
- 9. An individual who witnessed the crime or heard about it in a first person view
- 12. How believable a testimony is
- 13. In law, rational
- 14. A person who been qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services
- 16. Greater weight of evidence required in a civil lawsuit
- 19. Having commited a crime
- 20. Free from guilt
- 21. A jury's decision
- 22. A formal accusation in writing
- 23. A paper,chart
- 24. Legal proof that helps decide a verdict
- 27. Duty placed upon criminal defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact
- 28. Real and clear evidence
Down
- 1. Evidence in a trial not obtained from an eyewitness
- 2. Attorney representing the accused
- 3. Specific crime a defendant is accused of committing
- 4. Group of persons sworn to render a verdict
- 6. Evidence the court allows to be admitted at trial
- 7. Direction that the judge gives the jury concerning a case
- 10. To give evidence as a witness
- 11. Mental desire to act in a particular way
- 15. To weigh,discuss
- 17. Examination of a witness on whose behalf they are called
- 18. An act committed in violation of law
- 25. The accused
- 26. An official with authority that decides a verdict