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Defendant

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an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime

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lay witness

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Most common; a person who watched certain events and describes what they saw

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Lawyers

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Prosecutor (state/federal) and defense (independent or public defendant) include direct examination and cross examination

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General Jurisdiction

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State who is general power for all matters not federal. Make sure states hold power and national government does not become too strong

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Plaintiff

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A civil case is brought by this. It's against the defendant (victim vs defendant) they receive remedy's $$$

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character witness

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Someone who knew the victim, the defendant, or other people involved in the case. Character witnesses usually don't see the crime took place

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Roles in courtroom

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Police officer, court officer, courtreporter, judge, Lawyer: prosecutor, defense Victim, defendant, bailiff

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3 types of witnesses

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Lay witness, expert witness, character witness

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Direct examination

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When Lawyer questions a witness that will help their side of the case basic questions used to organize the fax witnesses there to tell the story keep questions open ended so they can elaborate

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Criminal court/law

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Regulate public conduct and set out duties owed to society. Police are involved. Needs to be a crime against society Prosecutor (state) vs defense team Plaintiff: victim vs. defendant

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Civil court/law

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Regulate relations between individuals or groups of individuals.

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cross-examination

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Conducted by the opposing lawyer tries to disprove the witness/evidence of my head living in accuracies or inconsistencies

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role of witness

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Called to testify to answer questions regarding a case; provide evidence that may help investigators with the case; can confirm/deny any allegations being made; need to be screened to determine credibility(reliable vs unreliable)

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Limited Jurisdiction

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Federal government has limited powers in court

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Federal Court

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Federal law needs to be broken (constitution) Limited jurisdiction

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Bailiff

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Certified piece officer that mean teen order in the court. Administers the oath to anyone who takes the stand; takes things to and from the judge

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Prosecutor

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The representative of the state, opens the trail with an opening statement

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State Court

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Needs to break state law (traffic, family, marriage, etc) General jurisdiction

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Civil lawsuit

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A civil action that can be brought by a person who feels wronged or injured by another person

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Prosecutor (lawyer)

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Take things to trial

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Appeals court

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Verdict the case can be appealed to a higher court. Not all cases need to be heard

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Role of Jury

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The jury or judge need to only to decide if it is more likely than not that the plaintiffs complaint is true

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Expert Witness

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Someone who is educated in a certain area; testifies only for their area of expertise usually has no connection with the case except for their field of knowledge

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Defendant lawyer

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Lawyer for the accused

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