Plain Definitions
A belief or the state of being found guilty of a crime
What is conviction?
What is a temporary detention for questioning done by law enforcement/police?
What is a Stop?
The attorney who goes first in all proceedings
Who is the Prosecution/Prosecutor?
The physical display of the witness's testimony
What is the Witness Statement?
The highest court in the federal system
What is the United States Supreme Court?
To be trustworthy, believable
What is Credible?
What is a limited search of outer clothing?
What is a Frisk?
Due to the nature of the mock trial, this attorney always goes first
Who is the prosecutor?
A type of witness that is a paid professionals with specialized knowledge.
What is an Expert Witness?
The branch of government that makes law
Who is the legislature?
To give or add to something
What is Contribute?
What is the maximum length of a "typical" stop, in minutes?
What is 30 minutes?
The statement made as a last chance to persuade the court.
What is a closing Statement?
When a witness lies under oath
What is perjury?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizure
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Deserving of Blame
What is Culpable?
A superficial attribute of a person's appearance that plays a role in how police develop suspicion?
What is race/ skin color/ ethnicity/racial profiling?
What an opposing attorney announces during a cross-examination when misleading or harmful extrapolations are made.
What is Objection?
A witness who sees the incident/ crime in dispute
Who is the eyewitness?
A person involved in a lawsuit
Who is the litigant?
The process or act of resolving a dispute
What is Arbitration?
What word is the standard for stop and frisk duration and conduct?
What is Reasonable?
The optional and absolute last statement made by the prosecution during the trial
What is the rebuttal?
Strategic act of discrediting a witness in a cross-examination
What is Impeachment?
A type of wrongful act that is not a crime.
What is a Civil wrong/tort?