Unit 2: Criminal Law Review

brought by the government against a person accused of breaking a law

• criminal case
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• plaintiff

burden of proof in a civil case

• preponderance of the evidence
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• plaintiff

process of sharing information and evidence before trial

• discovery
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• plaintiff

adversarial process to resolve a conflict

• trial
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• plaintiff

evidence showing the defendant was not present at the scene of the crime

• alibi
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• plaintiff

person initiating the complaint in a civil trial

• plaintiff
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• civil case

person representing the government in a criminal case

• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• plaintiff
• civil case

documents, items, and testimony presented to prove each parties’ cases

• evidence
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• plaintiff
• civil case

burden of proof in a criminal case

• beyond a reasonable doubt
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• plaintiff

brought by someone alleging another person did something harmful or failed to do something they had a duty to do

• civil case
• prosecutor
• trier of fact
• evidence
• plaintiff