People in the Courtroom
a person who helps the judge keep order in the courtroom.
What is a Bailiff?
A less serious crime.
What is a Misdemeanor?
A legal proceeding held in a courtroom to decide if a defendant is guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity.
What is a Trial?
Lying under oath.
What is Perjury?
The defendant says he or she DID the crime.
What is guilty?
The person who types every word spoken in a trial and keeps notes on the legal proceedings.
What is a Court Reporter?
to enter the owner's land or property without permission.
what is Trespassing?
What is 6 or 12?
When the defendant misbehaves in court.
What is Contempt of court?
A person does NOT fight the charges.
What is No Contest?
A person who has been arrested for a crime.
What is a Defendant?
There are 3 types of misdemeanors.
What are Class A, Class B, Class C?
When someone answers questions from the defense attorney, state attorney, or both.
What is Testify?
The defendant says that he or she did NOT do the crime.
What is not guilty?
Counsel or Attorney
What are names for a Lawyer?
A representative of the state
What is a Prosecutor?
A person is free, you cannot drink, use drugs, or commit any crimes.
What is Probation?
A deal where the defendant pleads guilty or no contest to a less serious charge and receives a less serious punishment.
What is a Plea bargain?
What is the 5th Amendment?
Proof that a person did a crime.
What is Evidence?
a person who attests to another's moral conduct and good reputation in a court of law.
What is a Character Witness?
This involves doing work for the county such as volunteering at homeless shelters, cleaning up highways, etc.
What is Community Service?
The decision as to whether the defendant is guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity.
What is a verdict?
When a person is convicted of perjury may be sentenced up to 5 years in prison.
What is penalty for perjury?
A person who has a crime happen to them.
What is a Victim?