Terminology
The person being tried.
What is the Defendant?
True or false: Everyone has the right to a lawyer, and if they cannot afford one one will be provided for them.
True
What is circumstantial evidence?
What is indirect evidence that does not, on its face, prove a fact in issue but gives rise to a logical inference that the fact exists?
The object that the judge bangs.
What is a gavel?
True or false: in a criminal case, the jury must agree on a verdict unanimously for it to take effect.
True.
What is 'your honor'?
The number of Supreme Court justices.
What is nine?
Is this question objectionable? If so, why is it?
You went to the store at 8:45am and then bought rat poison, correct?
True or false: During cross examination you can bring up evidence that was not addressed during direct examination.
False
Name a court case going on right now.
Answers will vary.
A written and notarized, sworn statement given by a witness before a trial.
What is an affidavit?
True or false: You can be tried for the same crime twice. (Double the points if you know what this is called.)
False. (Double jeopardy.)
Can you ask the same question multiple times?
What is no, falls under asked and answered objection?
What a witness has to do to get impeached.
What is lie?
Name one objection and what it means.
Answers will vary.
The state is called this during a criminal trial.
Name a field of law.
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What is a document, photograph, object, animation, or other device formally introduced as evidence in a legal proceeding?
The side who delivers their opening statement first.
What is prosecution/plaintiff?
A person whose opinion by virtue of education, training, certification, skills or experience, is accepted by the judge as an expert.
The two sides of a civil trial.
What is the plaintiff and defense?
The difference between a civil and criminal case.
What is civil cases usually involve private disputes between persons or organizations, while criminal cases involve an action that is considered to be harmful to society as a whole?
Is the following question objectionable on direct examination?:
Attorney: You left your house and went to the store at 8:45am, right?
Witness: Yes, that is correct.
What is yes, it is leading (cannot lead during direct examination)?
What is liable?
Name two current supreme court justices.
Who are John G. Roberts, Jr. (Chief Justice of the United States), Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.