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19 Cards in this Set
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counsel |
a lawyer or attorney |
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defendant |
the person who is being accused |
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Prosecution |
the legal team who reps the defendant |
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Witness |
a person who sees the event or knows something about it. |
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testimony |
a statement of a witness under oath |
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Burden of Proof |
the prosecutors being able to establish a fact with proof or evidence |
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Motive |
something that causes a person to act a certain way |
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Alibi |
an explanation of the defendants whereabouts at the time of the crime |
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Evidence |
a thing helpful in forming a conclusion or judgement, there is circumstantial and direct. |
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Premeditated crime |
crime done on purpose or planned in advance |
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Jury |
panel of 12 people called to hear a trial. they determine guilty and not guilty |
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Voir Dire |
the test to see whether or not a person belongs in a jury, if they are qualified. |
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Foreman |
head juror. he asks questions and reads the verdict |
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Reasonable Doubt |
level of uncertainty that a juror must have to find a defendant guilty. There has to be no reasonable doubt. |
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Deliberate |
the consider carefully |
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Verdict |
the jury's final decision. |
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Acquitted |
to be declared not guilty |
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Hung Jury |
a jury that can't come to a unanimous decision |
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Double Jepoardy |
nobody can be tried or punished for the same crime twice. |
