Courtroom Terms

The bailiff is...

• an assistant attorney to the prosecution

• the peace officer who escorts witnesses and keeps order

• the person who records what happens in a courtroom

The court case's final legal decision is called...

• the verdict

• the choice

• the decision

The defense lawyer will...

• try to show the jury reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt

• accuse the defendant of the crime, using witnesses and expert testimony to prove the crime happened

• work with the judge to get a guilty verdict

The prosecution lawyer will...

• try to show the jury reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt

• accuse the defendant of the crime, using witnesses and expert testimony to prove the crime happened

• work closely with the defense lawyer to make a good case

A trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings--this can happen because of a hung jury or other event that keeps the trial from a conclusion.

• Double Jeopardy

• Mistrial

• Alibi

• Excessive

When a person accussed of a crime has someone who can say they know the accused was with them at the time the crime was committed, which means that there is proof the accused did not commit the crime.

• Double jeopardy

• Alibi

• Lulu

• Impartial

The defendent is found not guilty of the crime. He/she is free to leave the courtroom without fear of future prosecution for the same crime.

• Acquitted

• Bail

• Appeal

• Double Jeopardy

person charged with a crime

• Clerk of the Court

• Prosecution

• Defendant

• Baliff

usually the state, trying to prove a person charged with a crime is guilty

• Defense

• Court

• Prosecution

• Clerk of the Court

prosecuting someone for the same crime twice

• Acquit

• Double jeopardy

• Excessive

• Bail