Procedures
Punishment for committing a crime; handed down by the judge
Sentence
Keeps order in the courtroom, makes sure rules are fairly interpreted, decides the verdict and imposes sentence
Judge
Bonus (50 pts each) - If the judge does not decide the verdict, who does? How many people make up this group? How many have to agree?
Violation of the law, of a criminal statute
Crime
The right to remain silent and the right to have an attorney
Miranda rights
Procedures: Court appearance to determine if you understand your charges and the court process, and are able to work with your attorney to help with your defense
Competency hearing
Statement made under oath in court regarding some aspects of a case
Testimony
Bonus (50 pts each) - What is an oath? What is perjury?
Attorney who works for the government, who tries to prove that you are guilty, and who seeks the maximum penalty if you are found guilty
Prosecutor
Crime punishable by one year or more in prison
Felony
Defendant’s right not to answer questions that would make them look guilty
5th Amendment, Pleading the 5th
Roles: Person who keeps a written record of everything that goes on in the courtroom
Court reporter
Questioning by the opposing attorney on the witness stand
Cross-examination
Person charged with (or accused of) a crime
Defendant
Anything that can be introduced in a court of law to prove a point or substantiate an argument
Evidence
Bonus (50 pts each) - Give three examples of evidence
Prohibition against being tried twice for the same crime
Double jeopardy
Terms: Initial court appearance that involves formal reading of the charges and possible entering of a plea by the defendant
Arraignment
Agreement, or deal, made between the client/defense attorney and the prosecutor in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a lesser charge and a reduced sentence
Plea bargain
Bonus (50 pts each) - Who must offer the plea bargain? What do you give up by accepting a plea bargain?
Attorney who defends the client against the charges, who tries to get an acquittal (or not guilty verdict), and who seeks the minimum penalty if you are found guilty
Able to understand the proceedings against you and to assist in your own defense; know your charges and the court process, and work with your attorney
Competent
Two-word legal term for police officer’s reasonable suspicion that crime has been committed
Probable cause
Policies: 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Court proceeding to determine whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty of a crime, where both sides present evidence to support their arguments
Trial
Person who testifies in court about a case
Witness
Bonus (50 pts each) - Name and describe three types of witnesses
Plea in which defendant does not accept guilt or responsibility for the crime
No contest
Bonus (50 pts each) - Name three other pleas
Rights outlined by 6th Amendment
Right to counsel, fair and speedy trial, confront witness
FINAL JEOPARDY: After the movie, Jim dropped off his girlfriend and arrived home at 9:45PM. At 10:05PM, two police officers knocked on his door and served him with a warrant for his arrest for a burglary that had occurred at 8:00PM that evening. A man fitting Jim’s description was seen leaving a nearby house around the time of the burglary, and the police officers spotted several items in Jim’s living room that fit the description of the stolen items. What two pieces of evidence are in Jim’s favor? What two pieces of evidence are against Jim?
Two pieces of evidence for and two against Jim