Types of Lawyer
Type of lawyer that works with people and businesses to review different kinds of documents.
Who is a Contract Lawyer?
A judicial decision that serves as an authority for courts when deciding subsequent identical or similar cases
What is precedent?
Objection is raised when an attorney poses a question to a witness that has already been sufficiently addressed during the examination.
What is objection asked and answered?
Criminal trial of former college and professional football who was acquitted in 1995 of the murder of his ex-wife. He was found not guilty.
What is the O.J Simpson Trial?
The act of entering a structure (residential, commercial, or any other type of property) with the intent to commit grand larceny, petit larceny, or any other felony.
What is burglary?
Tort law attorneys specializing in defending plaintiffs or defendants.
A type of question asked by a litigator during a trial that points the witness to a specific answer. Often uses "right?" or "correct?" at the end. Typically asked in cross examination.
What is a leading question?
The prosecution is questioning your witness about a violent attack they saw in a park. The prosecution asks "What flavor of toothpaste did you use this morning?"
What is objection relevance?
The U.S. Supreme Court stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts. The opinion also stated that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a Federal territory.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
When someone permanently steals money when they are in a position of trust.
What is embezzlement?
Type of lawyer that deals with issues such as freedom of speech, individual liberties, and privacy
Who are Constitutional Lawyers?
This is often required to be convicted of a crime and is defined as having a guilty state of mind
What is Mens Rea?
The Prosecutor asked the witness "Did you see him at the party?" and "Tell us what happened that day?"
What is objection ambiguous?
The U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional, thus establishing the doctrine of judicial review. The court's opinion, written by Chief Justice John Marshall, is considered one of the foundations of U.S. constitutional law.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
An overt act with the intent to do bodily harm to another together with a present ability to cause such harm, or it is an act intended to place another person in fear or apprehension of bodily harm.
What is assault?
What kind of lawyer councils clients on issues related to tangible and intangible ideas and inventions, specifically including copyrights, trademarks, and patents.
Who is an Intellectual Property Lawyer?
A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.
What is a tort?
The defense questions a witness on what they know about a recent robbery. The witness says "Lisa told me that Brad told her that Robert told him that he saw a woman stealing the necklace."
What is objection hearsay?
A landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court unanimously ordered President Richard Nixon to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials related to the Watergate scandal to a federal district court.
What is Nixon v. United States?
An inchoate offense that consists of a person offering money or inducing another to commit a crime with the specific intent that the person solicited commit the crime
What is solicitation?
What kind of lawyer deals with victims exposure to toxic chemicals and environmentally hazardous conditions
Who is a Toxic Tort Lawyer?
Protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment. Gives people a legal right to a trial.
What is Habeas Corpus?
The Prosecutor asks the expert witness their opinion on the crime. The witness says "well I believe the defendant was intoxicated at the time of the crime."
What is no objection?
The court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit the narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions to further the educational benefits that come from a diverse student body.
What is Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action?
What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter?
Voluntary manslaughter is intentionally killing another person in the heat of passion and in response to adequate provocation. Involuntary manslaughter is negligently and recklessly causing the death of another person.