Trial Procedures
Cross question should be(structure of a cross question)....
What is Closed-Ended?
Objection to a question that suggests a certain answer
What is a Leading Question?
Which questioning (cross or direct) is done first?
What is a Direct Examination?
Who keeps the time in the court room?
What is a Time Keeper?
How many times does physical evidence need to be entered?
What is Once?
Direct Questions should be (structure of direct question)
What is Open Ended?
Objection made when a witness wanders or tells an entire story
What is narration?
When should an attorney stand up to make an objection?
Right after the objectionable event
The side who accuses someone in a criminal case
How many times can you make objections in a single questioning session?
What is unlimted?
Which witness can give their opion?
What is an Expert Witness?
Question that does not help the judge decide the case (information is unnecessary)
True or False: You can make an objection even if you don’t know the name of the objection?
True
How should you always address the judge?
What is Your Honor?
True or false: The timekeepers will let you keep talking if you run out of time?
False
If a witness lies on trial, what can an attorney do
What is Impeach the Witness?
Objection when a witness theorizes about a particular event, or speaks outside of their sphere of expertise
What is Speculation?
True or False: When doing a cross examination, you can discuss matters not talked about in the direct examination
The side who initiates the lawsuit in a civil case
What is the Prosecution?
What is the name of the university that Wilbur Merritt attended?
How much time do u have to make your opening statements?
What is 7 minutes?
How many minutes in total do you have to ask direct questions?
25 minutes
"The superior court for the state of Connecticut is now open and in session" Who says these words?
What is the Bailiff?
What house was the costume party held in our current case?
What is the Mark Twaim House?