Courtroom Roles
The person who makes sure the court proceeding is fair
Who is the judge?
The drug the school accused Stella of stealing
What is Adderall?
The first way the school will characterize the search
What is justified at its inception?
The kind of question an attorney may NOT ask on direct
What is a leading question?
A summary of the facts that will be proven
What is the opening statement?
A person who decides what really happened
What is a juror?
The item Stella says she actually gave to Connor
What are tic tacs?
The second way the school will characterize the search
Reasonable in scope
The type of witness with whom an attorney can use leading questions
What is an opposing/hostile witness?
A summary of the evidence that has been proven
What is the closing argument?
A person who questions witnesses and makes opening and closing arguments
What is a lawyer?
The person who had a crush on Stella since grade school
Who is Eddie Prince?
The search was unjustified at its inception OR unreasonable in scope
What is what Stella must prove to win?
The best kind of question to ask in a direct examination
What is an open-ended question?
A kind of statement not permissible in opening statement
The person who filed the civil lawsuit
Who is the plaintiff?
The amendment Stella says the school violated
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The person who bears the burden of proof at trial
Who is Stella/the plaintiff?
The objection an attorney would use if the attorney asked the witness something they could not possibly know
What is lack of personal knowledge?
The person who gives the first opening statement
Plaintiff's attorney/prosecutor
The person who helps non-English speakers understand what is going on in court
Who is the court interpreter?
The embarrassing items Mr. Lester found in Stella's bag
What are personal hygiene items?
The standard of proof the plaintiff bears in a civil trial
What is preponderance of the evidence//more likely than not?
The objection an attorney would use if the question is off-topic
What is Relevance?
The person who gives the last closing argument