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