The Court System Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 5. the death penalty
  2. 8. A district attorney
  3. 10. A lawyer who represents the accused on criminal cases
  4. 13. The rights guaranteed to an accused person
  5. 16. A place where criminal cases are first tried in state systems
  6. 19. A middle level court of the federal system
  7. 21. A court ruling whereby a convicted criminal does not have to go to jail
Down
  1. 1. A judge's sentencing of a criminal using a point system applied to all criminals
  2. 2. To negotiate so that a person charged with a serious crime pleads guilty to a less serious crime
  3. 3. A payment if money to guarantee a defendant's appearance at a trial
  4. 4. The right of a defendant to be formally notified as to the charges against him or her
  5. 6. A lawyer
  6. 7. One in which children accused of crimes are tried
  7. 9. To bring a case to a higher court for rehearing
  8. 11. The highest court in most states and in the federal court system
  9. 12. Prison cells where convicts await execution
  10. 13. A lowest level court of the federal system
  11. 14. Early, supervised release from prison
  12. 15. A lawyer who represents the state on criminal cases
  13. 17. Not according to set rules
  14. 18. A place where a court case might go if either side does not like the verdict in a trial court
  15. 20. A decision