Courtroom Roles
This person is neutral in the courtroom. They act as a referee of the courtroom. They are the only individual who can find someone competent.
The Judge
The final decision by a courtroom.
Verdict
The three keys to competency
Courtroom Knowlege, Assist your Attorney, and Stable Mental Health
A mental health disorder where someone can experience hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and speech.
Schizophrenia
How many letters are in the alphabet?
26
A group of 6 or 12 individuals who hear facts of a case and decide a verdict.
When can you put in a plea?
After you are found competent to proceed with your legal charges.
What courtroom information do you NEED to know?
Your charges, your possible penalty, and your plea options.
A mood disorder where an individual experiences emotional highs and lows.
Bipolar Disorder
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
The person responsible for advocating on your behalf. They represent you in the courtroom.
Defense Attorney
The first hearing where you are informed of your charges
Arraignment
Where can you get a copy of your treatment plan or barriers to competency?
Your social worker
A mental illness characterized by a combination of symptoms from both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder
What is the name of Elvis Presley's Memphis home?
Graceland
Trying to find you guilty. They are against you in the courtroom.
Prosecutor
Acquittal
What is an Alford Plea?
When you proclaim innocence but admit that the prosecution has enough evidence to find you guilty.
What information do you need to know about mental illness for your evaluation?
What medications you are on, what diagnoses you have, how your medications have helped you.
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
This is who YOU are in the courtroom. The legal term
Defendant
When all jury members could not reach a unanimous decision
Hung Jury
What are your plea options?
Guilty, Not Guilty, NGRI, Alford Plea
A collection of symptoms where an individual loses some contact with reality. They may be experiencing hallucinations and delusions.
Psychosis
What was America's first national park?
Yellowstone National Park