Jobs of People in the Court
This individual sits next to the defendant in court. They advocate for them and tell their side of the story in court.
Who is: Public Defender
This is when a person admits to the facts of the crime and accepts responsibility.
A judge may order this type of punishment, which requires a person to stay in a local correctional facility for a set amount of time.
What is Jail time
This type of crime is less serious than a felony and is usually punishable by less than one year in jail.
What is a misdemeanor
how should you appear when you go to court
What is well dressed, presentable
This person keeps order in the court and imposes the sentence
who is the judge
This is the formal decision made by a jury or judge at the end of a trial.
Verdict
This court-ordered alternative to jail restricts a person to their residence except for approved activities like work or medical appointments.
What is Home Confinement
This type of serious crime is typically punishable by more than one year in prison.
What is Felony
if you need to use the bathroom during court, what can you do?
What is: quietly ask my lawyer or write it down on a note
who is the court clerk
This happens after you enter a plea of not guilty
what is Trial
This legal term refers to a period of community supervision ordered by the court instead of incarceration.
What is probation
In this situation, a judge decides a punishment but delays or cancels it as long as the person follows certain conditions.
What is Suspended Sentence
If someone is being discourteous or disobedient toward the judge and/or others in the court, they may be found in this.
What is: contempt of court
This individual is an official of the court, they help keep order, they can transport defendant to and from bathroom and protect the judge.
Who is the Bailiff
This legal term refers to the court’s formal decision about the punishment a convicted defendant will receive.
What is sentencing
This legal penalty involves paying money to the court as punishment for breaking the law.
What is fines
This occurs when a person released from jail before trial breaks the conditions set by the court.
What is Bail Violation
If I testify in court to something that is not true, I am guilty of this.
what is perjury
This person sits next to the public defender in court. Their job is to listen and follow along with the instructions of the court proceedings.
Who is the defendant
What are the 3 major rights given up when you plead nolo?
What is the right to trial, the right to review evidence/witness testimony, the right to appeal
This legal term refers to money a court orders a defendant to pay directly to a victim to repair harm caused by the offense.
What is Restitution
This occurs when someone under court supervision in the community breaks the rules of conditions they were given
What is probation
When someone in court says something that I do not agree with or that I think is untrue, I should do this
What is: make a note of it with your lawyer, quietly tell them