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Trial Basics/ Structure of a Trial/ Role of the Jury/ Types of Evidence…
Trial Basics/ Structure of a Trial/ Role of the Jury/ Types of Evidence
1)Pretrial Motions
2) Jury Selection
3) Opening Statements
4) Plaintiff's/ Prosecutor's Case-in-Chief
5) Defendant's Case-in-Chief or Case-in-Defense
6) Plaintiff/ Prosecutor's Case-in-Rebuttal
7) Defendant's Case-in-Rebuttal or Case-in-Rejoinder
8) Further Rebuttal and Rejoinder
9) Closing Statements
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(See flow on Evidence)
Introduction of Evidence.
Evidence can be:
Types of Evidence:
Real Evidence (photo, video, audio recording, etc, that directly depicts events central to the controversy)
Direct Evidence (material which requires a quick, intuitive/obvious inference)
Demonstrative Evidence (photo, video, etc, created for illustration/ recreation of event, space, etc, central to the controversy)
Circumstantial Evidence (material that requires a conscious inference/ could have more than one potential explanation or backstory)
Things that can be Evidence/ Kinds of Evidence:
Documents
Judicial Notice
Stipulations
Oral Testimony
Fact Witnesses
Expert Witnesses
Character Witnesses
Putting any type of witness on the stand:
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"Motions in limine" focus on whether or not information is admissible under the Rules of Evidence. Example: filing a motion to exclude evidence of a rape victim's sexual history.
"Motion to suppress" claims that the opponent's evidence was illegally obtained and thus should not be included.