Trial Procedures
This party goes second in calling witnesses
Who is the defendant?
This is how much time you have for all three of your direct exams.
What is 20 minutes?
This witness is a police officer and an accident reconstruction specialist
Who is Officer Kelly Demlong?
This is the objection you would make if the other side was trying to get in something that has nothing to do with the facts of your case.
What is relevance?
This person records everything that is said at trial.
Who is the court reporter?
You can only have a re-cross if you have this first
What is a re-direct?
This is how much time you have for all three of your cross exams.
What is 18 minutes?
This witness can testify that Jane wasn't wearing a seatbelt because she didn't want to wrinkle her skirt.
Who is Shaun Anderson?
This is the objection you would make if the other attorney said to a witness: "Tell me what he told you."
What is hearsay?
This person opens court and protects the judge.
Who is the bailiff?
This is the title that the judge must always be addressed with.
What is "Your Honor"?
When an attorney realizes that the witness isn't telling the truth, they can do this to the witness.
What is impeach them?
This witness is 65 years old.
Who is Chris Jones?
This is the objection you would make to an out of court statement contained in a police report.
What is hearsay within hearsay?
This person always argues first in closings.
Who is the prosecutor?
This is the party that always sits closest to the jury.
Who is the prosecution?
This is the only type of witness allowed to give their opinion on direct or cross.
What is an expert witness?
An attorney must establish this before an expert witness can give their opinion.
What are the witness's credentials?
Objection made when a witness is wandering or is telling a long story.
What is Objection - narrative?
This person rules on objections and finds the defendant guilty or not guilty in a bench trial.
Who is the judge?
This is the burden of proof in a criminal trial.
What is beyond a reasonable doubt?
T/F: If you want to use an exhibit that has already been entered into evidence, you need to enter it into evidence again.
What is false?
Can Terry Jackson, who is not an expert, testify as to how fast she was going?
What is yes, because she has first had knowledge of her speed at the time of the accident.
Objection made when a witness has to theorize what might have happened.
What is objection - calls for speculation?
In a civil trial, this is the person who is suing the defendant.
Who is the plainitff?