Trial Procedure
What is the first part of a trial where both sides present their overview of the case?
What are opening statements?
Who is the person who decides the case in a bench trial?
Who is the judge?
What is the word for a rule or law made by a government?
What is a statute?
A lawyer objects because the witness is giving an opinion. Is that a real objection?
What is yes, objection
What animated TV family had a trial episode where Homer was accused of assault with a donut?
What is The Simpsons?
After all the evidence has been presented, what do lawyers give to summarize their case?
What are closing arguments?
Who tries to prove that the defendant is guilty?
Who is the prosecutor/prosecution?
What do you call a serious crime, like murder or robbery?
What is a felony?
A lawyer yells “Objection! He’s wearing a hideous tie!” Valid?
What is no, that’s not a legal objection!
What book-turned-movie features a lawyer named Atticus Finch defending an innocent man?
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
What is the process where lawyers ask witnesses questions called?
What is direct examination?
Who defends the person accused of a crime?
Who is the defense attorney?
What do you call a less serious crime, like petty theft or vandalism?
What is a misdemeanor?
Objection: "The question is leading the witness." Is that legit?
What is yes, that's a real objection during direct examination.
In which movie does a lawyer yell, “You can’t handle the truth!” during a courtroom scene?
What is A Few Good Men?
What is it called when the opposing lawyer questions the other side’s witness?
What is cross-examination?
What do you call the group of citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not guilty?
What is the jury?
What is it called when a lawyer formally objects to something said or done in court?
What is an objection?
Objection: “She’s obviously guilty. Just look at her!” What kind of objection is this?
What is objection: argumentative?
What movie features a trial where a man defends himself using laws from another planet? (Okay, it's a trick: this doesn't exist. Make up a name.)
What is Galactic Justice?
What step comes immediately after closing arguments in a jury trial?
What is jury deliberation?
Who keeps the court running smoothly, swears in witnesses, and manages the courtroom?
Who is the bailiff or court clerk?
What’s the Latin word for “you must have the body” that protects against unlawful detention?
What is habeas corpus?
“Objection! He’s lying!” shouted without evidence. Valid objection?
What is no, accusations need support—better to object based on facts or evidence.
In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods wins a case by pointing out what detail about a witness’s hair?
What is that she couldn’t have gotten a perm and taken a shower the same day?