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Corroborates
When a witness's testimony supports and confirms prior testimony
Circumstantial evidence
Proof through a chain of facts and circumstances that indicate that a thing happened in a certain way.
Petit jury
Usually made up of twelve disinterested, impartial members, who must decide upon a verdict in a criminal or civil case
Stay
Stops the carrying out of a judgement
Affirmation
Requires a witness to tell the truth the same as an oath would.
Mistrial
Ends a court proceeding when the judge believes a fair verdict cannot be reached because of an event occurring during the trial.
Impaneling
To choose a jury from a list of names.
Challenge
In law, the claim of a party that a specific juror or jurors shall be disqualified from sitting in a trial upon his or her cause
Voir dire
To speak the truth
Alternate jurors
A 13th and 14 person chosen at the time a jury of 12 is impaneled to serve in the event one of the 12 is dismissed from the jury.
Grand jury
23 people who render a decision by majority after hearing only one side of a case deciding if there is sufficient evidence to hold a trial.
Venire facias
A writ or order summoning persons to serve as jurors
Peremptory challenge
A final, decisive challenge by an attorney to a potential juror, for which no reason need be given
Suppress
Putting a stop to a thing that is actually existing.
Challenge for cause
An objection to a juror's being included in a jury based on a specific valid reason
Prima facie
Latin - at first sight, on first view, or before further examination .
Hearsay evidence
Second hand evidence, which is ordinarily not admissible as evidence.
Venire
A panel ordinarily selected from the voter registration lists from which juries are chosen.
Challenge to the array
An objection to an entire jury panel drawn for a case.
Issue
A matter that is to be decided by the court that is raised by the pleadings.
Credible evidence
Evidence worthy of belief
Preponderance of evidence
Evidence that carries the greater weight and has the most validity.
Recusation
A challenge to a judge's right to try a case.
Oath
A solemn promise, made with an appeal to God, of the truth of what is stated or done.
Juror
One of the people serving on a jury, who must assist in deciding a verdict in any case he or she is assigned to.
Trial
An examination of the issues in a civil case by the proper court.
Evidence
Consists of testimony and exhibits offered during the trial of a court case to prove the fact issues.
Direct evidence
Evidence that immediately points to a question in issue.
Preponderance
Convincing superiority of weight
Note of issue
Shows if a case will come before the court alone or before a court and jury.