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21 Cards in this Set
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Appeal
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a request that a higher court review the case records and verdict of a lower court
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Brief
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the lawyer's written argument
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Case Law
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the method of evolving law on a case-by-case basis
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Circumstantial evidence
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conclusions that are drawn from facts about the case
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Civil case
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a case in which the plaintiff feels he has been wronged by the defendant and is seeking to recover something of value from the defendant like monetary
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Criminal case
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a case in which the government is the plaintiff and seeks to bring some legal action against the defendant because he has wronged society by his behavior.
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Defendant
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the person named in the lawsuit.
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Demonstrative evidence
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Evidence that involves objects that relate to a case.
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Direct evidence
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given by someone who witnessed the crime.
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Higher Law
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a law higher than any human’s law
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Hung jury
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jury cannot reach a verdict
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Indictment
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a formal accusation against the accused
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Plaintiff
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the person filing the lawsuit
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Precedent
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past decisions involving similar case used to decide a case
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Tort Law
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law dealing with harm one person does to another
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Trial
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an official examination of the available evidence in court of law.
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3 things that the Nuremberg court decisions affirmed
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How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
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8+1=9
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Name the justices on the current Supreme Court?
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Scalia, Kennedy, Kagan, Sotomayor, Thomas, Ginsberg, Breyer, Alito and Roberts.
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Civil case -
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a case in which the plaintiff feels he has been wronged by the defendant and is seeking to recover something of value from the defendant like monetary compensation or equitable treatment
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Common Law –
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The system for discovering and applying the Natural Laws
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