Across
- 3. A defendant denies committing a crime, or a verdict meaning the prosecution didn’t prove the crime, not necessarily innocence.
- 4. A plea by a criminal defendant that they will not contest a charge
- 5. First step in criminal proceedings where the defendant is brought in front of the court to hear the charges against them and enter a plea
- 6. Agreements between defendants and prosecutors in which defendants agree to plead guilty to some or all charges against them in exchange for concessions from the prosecutors.
- 9. Formal decision of guilt towards charges in criminal court while the defendant simultaneously expresses their innocence toward those same charges
Down
- 1. A prosecutor's authority to make a decision s influencing a criminal case, including changing decisions
- 2. ‘No contest’ a defendant doesn’t accept or deny charges
- 7. A formal admission in court that a defendant committed the crime they are charged with
- 8. When a person is charged with a crime, they must answer to that charge in court during an arraignment