Courtroom Players

Question 1

What is a Prosecutor?

Answer 1

The prosecutor is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law.
THE PROSECUTOR IS TELLING THE JUDGE , THEY BELIEVE YOU THE DEFENDENT COMMITED OR DID THESE THINGS THAT ARE CRIMES

Question 2

What are other names for a Prosecutor?

Answer 2

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY ATTORNEY

Question 3

Who does the Prosecutor /District Attorney Help?

Answer 3

He or she helps the police to prove the criminal charges they gave to the juvenile defendent.

Question 4

Who is the Defense Attorney

Answer 4

A legally appointed person to represent you . They take your side. They tell the Judge what you want to say. They protect you from the Prosecutor. This person is on your Team.

Question 5

Who does the Defense Attorney help?

Answer 5

The Client– YOU

Question 6

What are other names for a Defense Attorney

Answer 6

Public Defender, Lawyer, Criminal Lawyer, Attorney

Question 7

What is a Judge

Answer 7

A public Officer who has permission to hear what the Prosecutor and Defense Attorney tells them. The Judge also hears what the Police and other witnesses them him/her about the crimes that the Juvenile-You are charged with.

Question 8

What is the Judge responsible for doing at the end of the court case?

Answer 8

The Judge makes the final decision about whether the Juvenile- You committed (DID) the crimes they have been charged with.

Question 9

What is a Victim

Answer 9

The person or persons that were hurt when the crime happened

Question 10

What is a Witness

Answer 10

Someone who comes to court, promises to tell the truth and tells the Judge about information they might have about the crime that was commited (done)

Question 11

What is a Court Clerk

Answer 11

They are the person who helps the Judge write things down, schedule appointments, collects paperwork, looks up information and more.

Question 12

What is a Court Liaision

Answer 12

This is the person that helps the Juvenile and everyone else work together

Question 13

What are Court Hearings?

Answer 13

Different times the Court sets to do certain things in the Case. There are lots of hearings in a Case. Arraignment, Summons or Petition, Status Conferences , Adjudication and Sentencing. There are more then this sometimes

Question 14

What is a Status Conference?

Answer 14

When the Juvenile checks in with the Courts to see if progress is happening or something has changed

Question 15

What is an Arraingement or Advisement?

Answer 15

The hearing where the Judge tells the Juvenile _ You everything that will happen. The Judge also tells You that you can plead guilty or not guilty, have a trial or not and what the punishments could be at the end

Question 16

What is an Adjudication?

Answer 16

The Hearing Where the Juvenile - You is told the final decision by the Judge. The Judge will say whether You are guilty of the crimes charge with or not guilty.

Question 17

What is a sentencing?

Answer 17

The Hearing where the Judge tells You what your punishment will be.

Question 18

What is a crime?

Answer 18

An action, where someone did something “like stealing” that is not legal (a law says it cannot be done). There are several different levels of crimes, Status offenses, misdemeanors, felonies

Question 19

What is a Criminal?

Answer 19

A person who commits or does the illegal act (crime)

Question 20

What is a status offense?

Answer 20

these are acts that are not legal for a kid but okay for an adult. Running away, smoking, drinking and more

Question 21

what is a misdemeanor?

Answer 21

These are less serious crimes. Usually the punishment is less severe unless you have a lot of misdemeanors.

Question 22

What is a Felony?

Answer 22

These are the most serious crimes and the punishment is higher and more severe.