legal terms Flashcards
(20 cards)
what is a judgement that person is not guilty of the crime they have been charged with
Acquittal
what is a claim that a person was elsewhere when a crime is supposed has taken place.
Alibi
what is doubtful, suspected to be
Alleged
what is an obligation to prove an accused individual as “innocent” or “guilty”
Burden of proof
What is a lawyer provided by the court
court-appointed
a formal statment given in court
Testimony
what is a person who is accused of a crime
defendant
what is a jury that cannot agree on a verdict
hung jury
A group a people sworn to give a decision in legal case
jury
The legal principle that every person accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty
presumption of innocence
the side that argues that a person is guilty
prosecution
a decision in a court of law
verdict
when there is insufficient amount of evidence for a jury or a fudge to convict a defendant of crime
Reasonable doubt
to prove something is false
refute
a person who saw or heard the crime take place.
witness/eyewitness
a public official appointed to decide cases in courtroom
judge
another term for a judge, where they sit in the courtroom
bench
Murder that was planned in advance and willfully carried out
premeditated murder
the reason for committing a crime
motive
indirect evidence that does not prove the accused to be guilty
circumstantial evidence
