Across
- 6. a law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.
- 7. a jail or prison sentence that has a definite length and can't be reviewed or changed by a parole board or any other agency.
- 11. in law, the practice of negotiating an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or (in the case of multiple offenses) to one or more of the offenses charged in exchange for more lenient sentencing, recommendations, a specific sentence,
- 12. a provision in a contract that generally provides a promise specifying that something is true or will happen
- 15. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
- 17. requires state actors to provide certain procedural protections before they deprive a person of any protected life, liberty, or property interest.
- 21. law enforcement stops – or checkpoints – designed to randomly stop vehicles on the roadway to check whether drivers are impaired.
- 22. searches of automobiles, baggage, purses, wallets, outer clothing, and other goods entering the country.
- 24. a preliminary examination of a witness or a juror by a judge or counsel.
- 25. indirect evidence that does not, on its face, prove a fact in issue but gives rise to a logical inference that the fact exists.
- 27. a defendant's or lawyer's objection to a proposed juror, made without needing to give a reason.
- 28. a jury that is unable to reach a verdict by the required voting margin
- 29. a warrant issued by a public officer which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual.
- 30. looks to whether there is a sufficient substantive justification, a good enough reason for such a deprivation
Down
- 1. to spend time in prison.
- 2. a power or privilege held by the general public, usually as the result of a constitution, statute, regulation, or judicial precedent.
- 3. a form of criminal punishment that lie between total confinement and probation.
- 4. government officers carry out a search or arrest without a warrant or any other legal authorization
- 5. focuses on preliminary criminal matters only and assesses evidence presented by a prosecutor to determine whether there is “probable cause” to believe an individual committed a crime and should be put on trial.
- 8. the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
- 9. government actors must follow certain procedures before they may deprive a person of a protected life, liberty, or property interest.
- 10. any tangible object that can connect an offender to a crime scene
- 13. evidence of a fact based on a witness's personal knowledge of that fact acquired by means of the witness's senses.
- 14. a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged.
- 16. a legal document authorizing a police officer or other official to enter and search premises.
- 18. a minor wrongdoing.
- 19. the rights (as the right to remain silent, to have an attorney present, and to have an attorney appointed if indigent) of which an arresting officer must advise the person being arrested
- 20. a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
- 23. the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.
- 26. usually the first court date in a criminal case.