Across
- 4. a lawyer or group of lawyers responsible for defending someone on trial
- 5. to formally interrogate a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge or extend testimony already given.
- 6. a lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court
- 7. a decision on an issue in a civil or criminal case
- 8. when one human being causes the death of another
- 12. declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
- 14. free from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
Down
- 1. a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf
- 2. If the judge or jury has a ____ about the defendant's guilt, the defendant cannot be convicted
- 3. Under U.S. law, a defendant is ____.
- 6. thought out or planned beforehand.
- 9. guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination
- 10. to analyze or carefully consider the evidence, facts, the law, or other matters.
- 11. a jury that cannot agree upon a verdict after extended deliberation and is unable to reach the required unanimity.
- 13. under the 5th ammendment, a person is forbidden from being held in ____, or being tried twice for the same crime.