Pleas, Please!
The plea that means you DID commit the crime.
What is Guilty?
The person accused of committing a crime.
Who is the Defendant?
The group that decides the verdict.
Who is the Jury?
The program designed to help you become competent to stand trial.
What is CCRP?
The plea that means you DID NOT commit the crime.
What is Not Guilty?
The attorney who is trying to prove to the court that you are guilty of committing the crime for which you were charged.
Who is the Prosecuting Attorney?
(AKA State Attorney or DA)
The decision made at the end of the trial.
What is the Verdict?
A defense attorney/lawyer assigned to someone who cannot afford to hire a private attorney.
Who is a Public Defender or Court-Appointed Attorney?
The plea that means you committed the crime, but due to a mental illness, did not know the difference between right and wrong at the time of the crime.
What is Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI)?
The person responsible for keeping order in the court.
Who is the Judge?
This happens after a defendant is found Guilty in a trial.
What is sentencing?
Means you are not on anyone's side - you are neutral.
What is impartial?
The plea that means you are not admitting you committed the crime, but you are not denying you did the crime.
What is No Contest?
The attorney who is on your side who is trying to prove that you didn't commit the crime for which you were charged.
Who is the Defense Attorney?
Whether or not you're *required* to testify at your own trial.
What is no?
A deal in which the defendant pleads Guilty or No Contest to a lesser charge in exchange for a lesser sentence.
What is a Plea Bargain?
The best person to help you decide which plea to enter in court.
Who is your Defense Attorney?
A person who has information that is important to the trial. They come to court to tell what they know about the crime, known as giving testimony.
Who is a Witness?
The most common way to resolve a charge WITHOUT going to trial?
What is plea bargaining?
The only person who can call on you to testify in court.
Who is your defense attorney?