Law Studies Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• subpoena : requires a witness to appear in court to testify
• appellant : a defendant that appeals their case
• booking : a formal process of making a police record of the arrest
• bail : money put up after arrested
• challenge : peremptory _ limits number of times an attorney can ask the court to exclude a particular juror without giving a reason
• writ : this claims that a defendant is being held illegally and requests release
• indictment : before anyone can be tried for a serious crime in federal court there must be a formal charge of criminal action
• information : in most states, a defendant will proceed to trial for a misdemeanor based on a prosecutor's _
• contempt of court : if a defendant becomes disorderly or disruptive the judge has the right to find them in _
• waive : give up their right to a jury trial
• pre trial motion : an important preliminary proceeding
• arraignment : the stage where someone who is accused of a felony enters a plea of guilty or not guilty