MVPs
Who listens to the evidence and decides the verdict?
Jury
What objection should you use if a witness is just guessing what happened?
Speculation
What is the first step in a trial where both attorneys introduce their case?
Opening Statement
what is the legal word for a person being sued?
Defendant
If there is no jury who decides the case?
Judge
Judge
What objectionis for a question that has nothing to do with the case?
Relevance
What is the final part of a trial where attorneys try to convince the jury?
Closing argument
What is the legal word for a person who brings the lawsuit?
Plaintiff
How can a judge response when an attorney objects to a line of questioning from the opposing attorney
Sustained or overruled
who presents the evidence to prove the defendant did somethingwrong?
Plaintiff Attorney
What objection should you use if an attorney keeps asking the same question over and over?
Asked and Answered
What is cross-examination?
when an attorney challenges the other side's witness
What is the term for proof or facts presented in a case?
Evidence
What is the difference between a civil trial and a criminal trial
Civil - usually about money or fixing a wrong
Criminal - when someone broke the law and possible jail time, crimes are usually imposed by statute or the laws created
Who is accused of doing something wrong?
Defendant
If a lawyer asks a witness, “You stole the candy, didn’t you?”—what objection applies?
Leading the witness
What is direct examination?do attorneys do when they ask their own witnesses questions?
When an attorney ask their own witnesses questions
What is it called when an attorney disagrees with a question or answer in court?
Objection
What is the term when someone lies or give false information on purpose
Perjury
Witness
What objection stops a witness from repeating something they heard from someone else?
Hearsay
Happens during deliberation?
the jury meets to decide the verdict (who should win)
What is the phrase for “more likely than not” used in civil trials?
Preponderance of evidence
What should a witness do if they don't know the answer to a question?
they should say "I don't know" instead of guessing