Across
- 2. a person who has been qualified by a state or referral court to provide legal services, including appearing in court
- 6. a paper, chart, or other item presented to the court
- 7. evidence that the court allows to be admitted at trial. Evidence that the trial judge finds is useful in helping the trier-of-fact, which cannot be objected to on the basis that it is irrelevant, immaterial, or violates the rules against hearsay and other objections.
- 11. an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon finding of guilt
- 12. one who prosecutes another for a crime in the name of the government
- 14. the examination of a witness by the party on whose behalf he/she is called
- 17. to weigh, discuss and consider
- 18. the specific crime a defendant is accused of committing. Formal accusation of a crime, including by indictment
- 20. mental desire and will to act in a particular way, including not to participate
- 22. to give evidence as a witness
- 24. real or clear evidence of a fact, happening or requires no thinking, as compared to circustantial evidence
- 25. whether testimony is worthy of belief, based on competence of the witness and likelihood that is true
- 26. in law, just, rational, or usual in the circumstances
- 28. the standard that must be met by prosecutions evidence in the criminal case that overcomes the presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty
- 29. evidence in a trial which is not obtained directly from an eyewitness or participant and requires some reasoning to prove a fact
Down
- 1. direction that gives the jury concerning the applicable law of an issue or case
- 3. an individual who actually sees, hears or perceives something; an individual who provides testimony in court
- 4. a formal accusation in writing charging the person named in it has committed an act in violation of the law
- 5. the greater weight of the evidence required in a civil lawsuit for the tier-of-fact to decide in favor of one side or the other
- 8. an official with the authority and responsibility to preside in a court
- 9. a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question(s) submitted to them
- 10. attorney representing the accused in a criminal case
- 13. the examination of a witness by the party opposed to the one who produced him/her
- 15. having committed a crime
- 16. the accused in a criminal case
- 19. free from guilt
- 21. a jury's decision or judgment
- 23. every type of proof legally presented at trial which is intended to convince the trier-of-fact of alleged facts material to the case
- 27. a duty placed upon a civil or criminal defendant to prove or disprove a disputed fact