Court Terms
Person representing the government in a criminal case.
What is a prosecutor?
The two words that are said to open court.
What is "all rise?"
The person who usually calls court into session.
Who is the balliff?
All U.S. citizens over this age can serve on a jury.
What is 18?
What is three?
Documents, items, and testimony presented to prove each parties’ cases
What is evidence?
This team/side always makes the first opening statement.
What is the prosecution/plaintiff?
The trier of fact in a bench trial.
Who is a judge?
Everything said to a witness by an attorney must be said in this format.
What is a question?
What breed is Ms. Fitz's puppy?
What is mini poodle?
Acceptable: poodle
Written statement of facts made by witness before a trial
What is an affidavit?
This is when each side asks questions of their own witnesses.
What is direct examination?
The trier of fact in a jury trial.
What is the jury?
This person swears in witnesses before they give testimony.
What is the clerk?
What foreign language does Ms. Fitz speak?
What is German?
Process of sharing information and evidence before trial.
What is discovery?
When each team/side asks questions of the opposite side's witnesses.
What is cross-examination?
The job of this team is to present evidence that prevents the plaintiff or prosecutor from meeting their burden of proof.
What is the defense?
These are the only times an attorney may approach the jury.
What is opening and closing statements?
What color is Ms. Fitz's car?
What is white?
Burden of proof in a criminal case.
What is "beyond a reasonable doubt?"
This should include a legal argument showing how the law requires the judge or jury to interpret the facts, and why that law requires them to rule in favor of the side for which the attorney is arguing.
What is the closing argument?
The burden of proof in a criminal trial is on this side.
What is the prosecution?
Questioning the credibility of witnesses
What is impeachment?
What is Vienna, Austria?