Law Chapter 6 : Trial Procedures

Front 1

The system of law in which two or more opposing sides present their case in court: the Crown & the defence

Back 1

Adversarial System

Hint 1

Two opposing sides.

Front 2

Often referred to as “the Bench” or “the Court”

Back 2

Judges

Hint 2

> the Federal Government appoints judges for the superior and federal courts, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada.

Front 3

Lawyers or law professors with at least 10 years of experience may qualify to be a ________.

Back 3

Judge

Front 4

Lawyers who represent the government are the ___________.

Back 4

Crown Prosecution

Front 5

Lawyers who represent the accused are the ______________.

Back 5

Defence Counsel

Front 6

A person who keeps records and files, and processes documents for a court.

Back 6

Court Clerk

Hint 6

Reads out the charge against the accused, swears in witnesses, and handles evidence and much of the paperwork and routine tasks required by the court.

Front 7

A person who documents court proceedings

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Court Recorder

Hint 7

Sits near the witness box to record, word for word, all evidence given and all questions and comments made during a trial.

Front 8

A crown-appointed official who acts as part of the justice administration system is a __________.

Back 8

Sheriff

Hint 8

It is his or her job to make sure the accused appears in court, to find prospective jurors, and to assist the judge.

Front 9

Indirect evidence

Back 9

Circumstantial evidence

Hint 9

opposite of direct evidence.

Front 10

The challenge for a juror because the juror has a particular knowledge about the case.

Back 10

Challenge for cause.

Front 11

Evidence given by a person who witnessed the event in question.

Back 11

Direct evidence

Hint 11

opposite of circumstantial evidence

Front 12

A jury that can not reach a unanimous decision

Back 12

Hung jury

Front 13

A group of potential jurors being considered for jury duty

Back 13

Jury Panel

Front 14

A promise to tell the truth is an ___________.

Back 14

Oath

Front 15

A challenge of a juror without giving a reason is a _________.

Back 15

peremptory challenge

Front 16

Knowingly giving false evidence with intent to mislead.

Back 16

Perjury.

Front 17

To isolate a jury until members reach a decision

Back 17

Sequester

Hint 17

To isolate

Front 18

A trial within a trial to decide upon the admissibility of evidence.

Back 18

Voir Dire

Front 19

The final, formal decision of a trial.

Back 19

Verdict

Hint 19

for example:

Not guilty.

Front 20

At the opening of a criminal trial, the charge read to the accused and the plea entered.

Back 20

Arraignment

Front 21

The questions a lawyer asks her or his own witness in court.

Back 21

Examination-in-chief

Front 22

The questions a lawyer asks a witness called by the opposing side is a ________________.

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Cross-examination

Front 23

When a judge withdraws the case from the jury and finds the accused not guilty because the Crown has not proven its case.

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Directed Verdict

Front 24

A court document ordering a person to appear in court.

Back 24

Subpoena

Front 25

The act of implicating oneself in a crime.

Back 25

Self-incrimination

Hint 25

“Taking the fifth”

Front 26

The formal conclusion that sums up key arguments and evidence, given by each side in a trial.

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Summation

Hint 26

Another term for it is called a closing statement.

Front 27

The judge’s instructions to the jury at the end of the trial.

Back 27

Charge to the jury.