Criminal Cases Review

The person who SAW the crime happen

• fact witness

• eye witness

Group of 12 people who decide if a person is innocent or guilty

• judge

• jury

The person who is accused of a crime

• defendant

• prosecutor

The person (representing the government) trying to prove that the accused person did commit the crime

• defendant

• prosecutor

The person in charge of the trial; decides the punishment

• jury

• judge

The police officer who works in the courtroom

• security officer

• bailiff

court clerk

• the person who waits on the jury

• the person who records all of the things said in court