MATCHING.


COLUMN 1
1. marital privilege
2. quash
3. priest-penitent privilege
4. patient-counselor privilege
5. plea bargaining
6. Bench conference
7. nolo contendere
8. Alford plea
9. arrest
10. custody

COLUMN 2
a. The right of confidentiality accorded members of the clergy for conversations held during the ritual of confession.
b. The state of being detained by law enforcement officers.
c. Latin for “I will not contest this”, a plea entered that admits no wrongdoing, but allows the court to sentence the defendant as if guilty.
d. The right of confidentiality accorded counselors for conversations held in the course of mental health treatment.
e. The right of a person to refuse to testify against his or her spouse.
f. A plea entered where the accused maintains his innocence, but agrees to be sentenced as if guilty.
g. The process of negotiating the settlement of criminal charges without a trial.
h. to annul
i. The official taking of a person to answer criminal charges.
j. A conference called among the judge and attorneys for both sides, and possibly the accused to discuss matters without the jury hearing it.


1. e. The right of a person to refuse to testify against his or her spouse.
2. h. to annul
3. a. The right of confidentiality accorded members of the clergy for conversations held during the ritual of confession.
4. d. The right of confidentiality accorded counselors for conversations held in the course of mental health treatment.
5. g. The process of negotiating the settlement of criminal charges without a trial.
6. j. A conference called among the judge and attorneys for both sides, and possibly the accused to discuss matters without the jury hearing it.
7. c. Latin for “I will not contest this”, a plea entered that admits no wrongdoing, but allows the court to sentence the defendant as if guilty.
8. f. A plea entered where the accused maintains his innocence, but agrees to be sentenced as if guilty.
9. i. The official taking of a person to answer criminal charges.
10. d. The right of confidentiality accorded counselors for conversations held in the course of mental health treatment.

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