Opening Statement
What does the presentation of evidence to the jury begins with?
An opening statement
What is Evidence
Anything useful to a judge or jury in deciding the facts of a case.
What is one of the significant decisions a trial court judge makes?
Is deciding which evidence can be presented to the jury.
What is the testimony?
The oral evidence offered by a sworn witness on the witness stand during a criminal trial.
Who sleeps the most in the 5th period?
Joe Canado
What is the purpose of an opening statement?
Are to advise the jury of what the attorneys intend to prove and to describe how much proof will be offered.
What are examples of Evidence? (name 2-3)
Witness testimony, written documents, videotapes, magnetic media, photographs, physical objects
Why must judges evaluate evidence to weigh out the probative value?
To find if an item of evidence is useful and its relevance
What can witnesses be?
Victims, police officers, the defendant, specialists in recognized field
Jaylene Mendivel
What is the crux of a criminal trial?
Presentation of Evidence
What is Direct Evidence?
It is evidence that directly proves a fact.
What does it mean when evidence is found to have only limited admissibility?
It means that the evidence can be used for a specific purpose but that it might not be accurate in other details
Do defendants have the Fifth Amendment to remain silent in court and refuse to testify?
Yes.
Who is most likely to destroy the Law Academy rest room( Mr V. or Mr Valenzula)
Mr. V.
The U.S Supreme Court defined the allusions to evidence that an attorney doesn't present as?
"professional misconduct"
What is Circumstantial Evidence
It is evidence that requires interpretation or that requires a judge or jury to reach a conclusion based on what the evidence indicates.
What is the "harmless error rule"
It is placing a burden on the absence of the inappropriate evidence
What court case did the Supreme Court declare that if a defendant refuses to testify, prosecutors and judges cant speak on it.
Griffin v. California
Who destroyed the Law Academy Rest Room? (Mr. V. or Mr. Valenzula or Ms Daniels or Mystery)
Mystery.
What are lawyers bound by?
They are bound by good-faith ethical requirements
What are the differences between Circumstantial Evidence and Direct Evidence?
Direct evidence is like photo proof, documents, video. While circumstantial is where someone thinks they saw it or heard it(based on their word)
When is this rule not applicable?
When a defendant's constitutional guarentees are violated by "structural defects in the constitution of the trial mechanism itself
What is one of the defense attorney's most critical decisions?
Which evidence is introduced at trial.
Which sergeant holds us at attention the longest?
Travis Von Nunez at 10 minutes long