Building the Case
Information, objects, documents, or testimony presented to help prove or disprove something.
What is Evidence?
This person oversees the trial and makes decisions about courtroom procedure and the law.
What is a Judge?
The information used to support an argument.
What is Evidence?
An objection used when an attorney asks about something that does not relate to the case.
What is relevance?
The attorney's introduction explaining what they believe the evidence will show.
What is an Opening Statement?
A statement or position that a lawyer is trying to prove.
What is a Claim?
This is the person accused of committing a crime or the person being sued.
What is the Defendant?
A logical idea or conclusion reached from available information.
What is an Inference?
An objection used when a question suggests the answer.
What is leading?
Questioning a witness by the attorney who called that witness.
What is Direct Examination?
An explanation connecting evidence to a conclusion.
What is Reasoning?
This group of citizens listens to evidence and decides the facts of a case.
What is the Jury?
The opposing side's argument or position.
What is a Counterclaim?
An objection used when an attorney asks a witness to repeat something they heard from another person rather than something they personally know.
What is Hearsay?
Questioning a witness by the opposing attorney.
What is Cross-Examination?
A previous court decision that can help guide decisions in future cases.
What is Precedent?
This person represents a party in court and presents arguments and questions witnesses.
What is an Attorney/Lawyer?
A response that challenges or answers the opposing side's argument.
What is a rebuttal?
An objection used when an attorney asks two questions at once.
What is compound?
The judge's decision about whether to allow an objection.
What is a Ruling?
The legal question that must be answered in a case.
What is an Issue?
This is the final decision made by a jury after considering the evidence and arguments.
What is the Verdict?
A judgment about how trustworthy or believable a person or source is.
What is credibility?
An objection used when an attorney asks about evidence or information without first establishing why the witness would know about it.
What is Lack of Foundation?
In a criminal case, this is the level of proof required for a conviction.
What is "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?"