Term
|
Definition
| The open-court process where all parties present evidence,question witnesses, and generally put their case before the court. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A written document that might contain a summary of the facts, issues, rules, legal analysis, and a comparison with a client's facts. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The process of questioning the jury to determine their suitability to serve on a jury panel; the prospective jurors may be qustioned by the court (the judge) and the attorneys for both parties. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A juror may be excused if it appears that there is a bias or other legitimate reasons that he or she cannot sit as a juror. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The right of an attorney to contest a prospective juror without stating a reason. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An attorney's first opportunity to address the jury with a summary of the case; it might include a summary of the facts and an outline of the evidence that the attorney plans to present. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The part of the trial where the plaintiff presents evidence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Statutes that govern the admissibility of evidence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The necessity of establishing a particular fact or the necessity of going forward with the evidence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Questioning that occurs when a witness is questioned by someone other than the direct examiner; in other words, questioning by opposing counsel, after the party who called the witness completes his or her examination. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Examination of a witness that occurs when the direct examiner questions the witness after the cross-examination. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Examination of a witness that occurs when the cross-examiner questions the witness after the redirect examination. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An attorney rests his or her client's case by telling the court that his or her presentation of evidence is complete. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Presentation of evidence and additional witnesses in response to evidence and issues raised in the defendant's case in chief. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Given just prior to the judge instructing the jury; the attorney's last opportunity to address the court and the jury. It includes a summary of the facts, issiues, evidence, and conclusions that may be drawn from the evidence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The process of analyzing and discussing the evidence heard during the course of the trial by the jury; it takes place in the jury room without the judge or the attorney's present. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| To isolate; a jury may be isolated from contact with the media and the public during a trial. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The formal decision of a jury. |
|
|
