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LEB 323 Test with Questions with 100%Correct Answers| Verified
cross-examination - ✔✔to discredit or cast doubt on the witness' testimony
redirect examination - ✔✔questioning to deal with new matters that might have developed
during cross-examination
hearsay - ✔✔_________ evidence is generally not admissible in court, as second-hand
information is often not as reliable as first-hand information. There are exceptions, but often
when the evidence presented is not given for the purpose of proving the truth of the claim
rules of evidence - ✔✔evidence must be legally obtained; chain of who handles evidence
must be documented; judge decides which evidence is admissible
motion for directed verdict - ✔✔essentially the same as summary judgment, but is based on
more evidence and testimony of witnesses in court. If the defendant's _________________ is
denied, they will then present their case
motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict - ✔✔asserts that the judge earlier should
have granted a directed verdict in favor of the movant and should not have let the case go to
the jury because the evidence was so one-sided in the movant's favor.
jury instructions - ✔✔when a case is submitted to jury, the judge provides instructions to the
jury in its deliberations. These instructions are often read aloud to the jury in open court, and in
most states, a written copy of these instructions is then given to the jury before they begin their
deliberations
, general charge - ✔✔outlines and explains the relevant legal principles for the jury, then
asking them to decide the relevant facts and reach a verdict either for the plaintiff or the
defendant
charge - ✔✔core of the instructions and gives the jury a legal framework for performing its
job
special charge - ✔✔series of questions to the jury, with each question relating to a disputed
facts and asks for a yes or no answer
motion for new trial - ✔✔motion alleging the trial judge committed one or more errors in
the trial that probably affected the outcome
appellant - ✔✔the party appealing; also known as the petitioner
appellee - ✔✔the other party; also known as the respondent
transcript - ✔✔official court reporter was recording every word of the proceedings, including
all the attorney's questions, witnesses' answers, attorneys' objections, and the judge's rulings
the record - ✔✔appellant's attorney begins the appeal by filing a notice of appeal and by
requesting that the clerk of the trial court prepare the record of the case and send it to the
appellate court
review of trial court's factual determinations - ✔✔some points raised by the appellant may
require the appellate court to study the evidence that appears in the record, such as the
transcript of witnesses' testimony and physical evidence that has been included in the record
review of trial court's legal determinations - ✔✔the appellate court decides whether the trial
court's interpretations and applications of the legal principles were correct
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