In The Court
A group of people who decide and enter the verdict
What is the Jury
The person who offers a plea bargain to the defendant.
Who is the State's Attorney?
Their job is to listen to all the evidence and deliberate.
Who is the Jury
True or False: You must testify in court
False! Fifth amendment right allows you not to speak if you choose.
When somebody lies in court.
What is perjury?
Where misdemeanor cases are handled.
What is District Court?
A lawyer that you can pay to help you.
What is a Private Lawyer?
The three types of evidence in court.
What are Physical, Verbal, and Forensic/Scientific Evidence?
How you act in court.
What is being respectful, quiet, dressed appropriately, or arriving on time?
The person who maintains physical order in the court room.
Who is the Bailiff?
When you go to court to settle any matters needed BEFORE the trial.
What is a Hearing?
The name of the responsibility of your attorney to keep the information you tell them private.
What is Attorney-Client Privilege?
The kind of evidence that a recorded video would be.
What is Physical Evidence?
What you do when you want to tell something to your lawyer while in court.
What is whispering in their ear, writing them a note, or tapping them on the shoulder?
The amendment that entitles the defendant to a jury trial and representation from a lawyer for criminal cases.
What is the 6th amendment?
When the State's Attorney asks the Defendant questions.
What is Cross Examination?
To be the defendant's side, and to protect your rights as the defendant.
What are the responsibilities of a Public Defendant?
One example of a type of Forensic Evidence.
What are fingerprints, DNA, drug tests, exc?
The plea you must enter in order to have a trial.
What is a guilty plea?
When your case is put on an inactive docket and can be brought back up if you receive new charges within the year.
What is a Stet Docket?
When your case is not processed, or dropped
What is Nolle Prosequi?
What is Burden of Proof?
A person that shares information that they know about the crime.
What is a Witness?
The three things you must know in order to be successful in your competency evaluation.
What are your maximum penalties, your charges, and how court proceedings go?
The person who evaluates the defendant and gives an opinion to the court on your competency.
Who is the Forensic Evaluator/ Doctor?