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28 Cards in this Set
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corroborates
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when a witness's testimony supports and confirms prior testimony
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circumstanial evidence
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proof through a chain of facts and circumstances that indicate that a thing happened in a certain way
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petit jury
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made up of 12 disinterested impartial members, who must decide upon a verdict in a criminal or civil case
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stay
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A stay of execution will stop the carrying out of a judgement
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affirmation
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requires a witness to tell the truth the same as an oath would
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mistrial
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ends a court proceeding when the judge believes a fair verdict cannot be reached due to an event occuring during the trial
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impaneling
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to choose a jury from a list of names
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challenge
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the claim of a party that a specific juror or jurors shall be disqualified from sitting in a trial upon his or her cause
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Voir dire
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speak the truth
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grand jury
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impaneled in criminal cases to decide through formal inquiry whr there is suf evidence gens a defendant to hold a trial
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venire facias
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writ or order summoning persons to serve as jurors
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peremptory challenge
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final decisive challenge by an attorney to a potential juror for which no reason need be given
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suppress
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putting a stop to a thing that is actually existing
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prima facie
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at first sight, on first view or before further examination
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hearsay evidence
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second hand evid. ordinarily not admissable as evid.
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venire
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panel ordinarily selected from the voter registration lists fr which juries are chosen
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challenge to array
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objection to an entire jury panel drawn for a case
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issue
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a matter to be decided by the court that is raised by the pleadings
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credible evidence
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evidence worthy of belief
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preponderance of evidence
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evidence that carries greater weight and has the most validity
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recusation
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challege to a judge's right to try a case
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oath
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solemn promise made with an appeal to God of the trut of what is stated or done
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juror
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one of the people serving on a jury who must assist in deciding a verdict in any case he is assigned to
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trial
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examination of the issues in a civil or criminal case by the proper court
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evidence
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consists of testimony and exhibits offered during the trial of a court case to prove the fact issues
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direct evidence
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evidence that immediately points to a questions in issue
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preponderance
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means by convincing superiority of weight
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note of issue
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will show whether a case will come before the court alone or before a court and a jury
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