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32 Cards in this Set

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charge to the jury
judge's reviw of the applicable law the jury must follow when they retire to deliberate upon their verdict
sequestered
jury members who are kept together
expunge
blot out or erase
hung jury
a petit jury that cannot agree upon a verdict
Onus
Latin word meaning burden
verdict
decision or judgement of a jury
opening statements
councel outline what they intend to prove during the course of th trial
dictum
opinion expressed by the judge that is not nes in deciding the questionon before the court
hostile witness
is openly prejudiced against and unfriendly toward the party who called him or her to testify in a case
overrule
judge will overrule an objection during the course of a trial if it is not valid or merited
direct examination
first questioning of a witness by the attorney who called him or her on behalf of the client
burden of proof
in most cases the plaintiff must meet the burden of proof by proving one or more of the material facts alleged in the complaints
onus probandi
Latin term meaning "burden of proof"
directed verdict
when all evidence is presented, either party may request a directed verdict be given by the court to the jury in its favor bauz the evid. does not support the ao side of the case
polling the jury
requires the assertion of each individula juror that he votes for the verdict as read
cross examination
questioning of a witness by opposing counsel afr direct exam.
colloquy
discussion between judge/counsel , judge/wns or counsel/opposing councel during a depo or trial
obiter dictum
remark or opinion expressed by the court in passing that is not related to the question before the court
expert witness
opinion by an exp wns are admissable when limited to matters w/in that persons field of expertise
exception
formal expression of disapproval of an action of th court by an attorney
sustain
court will sustain an objection to a leading kwe or to tef involving hearsay
impeach
call into kwe the reliability of a wns or a piece of evidence
citations
citations of authorities are given in arg/z to the courth to est or fortify points of law
exhibit
any evid. in the form of a physical object or paper produced in court
final arguments
afr all arg/z prent/d by both sides in a lawsuit , attorneys for each side present this. also called closing staimt/z
dynamite charge
purpose is to prevent a costly mistrial
verdict
decision or judgement of a jury
non obstante veredicto
not withstanding the verdict
guilty
convicted of a crime by a court or by a jury verdict
hypothetical question
assumes a set of facts to have been proven paralleling the issues of thecase at hand and asks an expert witness to state an P-N RARD/G those facts
objection
declaration by counsel that kwe/z or evid are not appropriate for the court to accept
jury instructions
the charge to the jury is also called this