TKAM Courtroom Vocabulary

Front

Beyond reasonable doubt: 75% certainty?

Back

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Front

Direct address to judge/jury at trial's end

Back

Closing arguments

Front

Right to counsel

Back

Sixth Amendment

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Front

Questioning a witness by opposing side

Back

Cross-examination

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

Person accused of a crime

Back

Defendant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

Formal discussion of a trial's verdict

Back

Deliberations

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Crime involving violence, punishable by imprisonment or death

Back

Felony

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

of no importance to the matter at hand

Back

irrelevant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Minor crime, punishable by fine or <1 year jail

Back

Misdemeanor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

Representative proving guilt in a crime

Back

Prosecutor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3