Attorneys
The side that represents the accused.
What is the defense?
The three types of witnesses.
What is an expert witness, eye witness, and character witness?
The position of a direct in terms of the trial.
(What comes before and after?)
After openings, before crosses
What is a leading question?
The first statement given by a side in which they preview their arguments for the rest of the trial.
What is an opening?
The side that represents the accuser.
What is the plaintiff/prosecution?
A witness' written statement.
What is an affidavit?
An example of an open-ended question.
Answers will vary.
The length of a cross.
What is 5 minutes?
The last statement given by a side summarizing the events of the trial.
What is a closing?
Something an attorney can do when the opposing counsel breaks the rules.
What is an objection?
The number of witnesses per side in a typical mock trial case.
What is 3?
The length of a direct.
What is 7 minutes?
A yes or no question that is not leading.
Answers will vary.
One is a few sentences outlining a side's argument in a case.
The other one is a short sentence or phrase repeated throughout the trial.
What is a case theme and theory?
(Must assign them correctly)
The roles of expert witnesses, eye witnesses, and character witnesses.
Eye witness: giving details of what happened at/around scene of crime
Character: establishing a relationship with defendant
Three purposes of a direct.
Answers will vary.
(examples: addressing gray material, entering evidence, introducing a witness, establishing a timeline of events)
Three thing s NOT to do in a cross.
Answers will vary.
(examples: being too aggressive, interrupting the witness, asking non-leading questions, asking the same question over and over)
Three strategies used in an opening/closing.
Answers will vary.
(examples: varying volumes, expressing emotion, flipping opposing counsel's case theme, pauses)
Three responsibilities of an attorney.
Answers will vary.
(examples: directing, crossing, opening/closing, objecting, arguing a case, breaking down info)
Three strategies a witness can use on cross.
Answers will vary.
(Examples: staying calm, fighting important questions, "clarifying" instead of arguing)
Three strategies in a direct.
Answers will vary.
(examples: breaking down info, using evidence, natural conversation with witness, address gray area before the cross)
The definition of a pocket.
What are small sections of a cross that each address a different issue?
The definition of burden of proof.
What is the responsibility of showing the defendant's guilt?