WorksheetsTrial by Jury Basics - 12 AM
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Cases that involve damage to someone's property
Criminal Court
Civil Court
Family Court
Appeals Court
What does the Prosecutor do?
Nothing
A lawyer who conducts the case against the defendant.
A lawyer who conducts the jury.
The prosecutor just argues.
What is the defendant?
Someone random from the streets.
A person who is accusing someone else of a crime.
An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
The person who judges the case.
What is a criminal case?
A court proceeding in which a person who is charged with having committed or omitted an act against the community or state is brought to trial and either found not guilty or guilty and sentenced.
A case in which a 'criminal' is brought to justice.
A court proceeding in which a person can sue another person.
A criminal case is a case that is criminal.
The person against whom a criminal complaint or indictment is filed: the “accused"
Prosecutor
Defendant
Expert witness
Lay Witness
An attorney whose official duty is to conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the state or the people against those accused of having committed criminal offenses.
Bailiff
Expert Witness
Defense Attorney
Prosecutor
A standard of proof used in criminal trials which the jury must be believe beyond.
Civil Law
Dual Court System
Reasonable Doubt
Common Good
a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
An alibi
A bias
A convict
A circumstance
a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
a motive
an alibi
a testimony
a bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
a testimony
an alibi
a motive
a bias
a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious.
a motive
an alibi
a testimony
a bias
a trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings.
a hung jury
a thrown out case
a mistrial
a "not guilty" verdict
a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
an alibi
a verdict
a testimony
an objection
