PEOPLE IN THE COURTROOM
This person decides questions of law and leads the trial
JUDGE
The person who may have committed the crime
SUSPECT
The place where the trial happens.
COURTROOM
The final decision: guilty or innocent.
VERDICT
A short written or spoken explanation of facts.
STATEMENT
This person represents a client in court.
LAWYER
The person on trial, being accused of a crime.
DEFENDANT
The official process in court where evidence is examined.
TRIAL
When a lawyer disagrees with something in court.
OBJECTION
Something that shows a fact is true.
PROOF
This lawyer tries to prove the defendant is guilty.
PROSECUTOR
A group of citizens who decide the verdict.
JURY
Information used to prove something in court.
EVIDENCE
A judge’s official decision on an issue during trial.
judge’s ruling
A legal investigation or trial.
CASE
This lawyer works to defend the accused person.
DEFENSE LAWYER
This word describes someone who has committed a crime.
GUILTY
What a witness says in court about what they saw.
TESTIMONY
The punishment given after someone is found guilty.
SENTENCE
All documents and information collected about a case.
CASE FILE
This person saw or knows something important about the crime.
WITNESS
This word means the person did NOT commit the crime.
GUILTY
When a lawyer questions the opposite side’s witness.
CROSS-EXAMINATION
Money paid to stay out of jail before trial.
BAIL
The location where the crime happened.
CRIME SCENE