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Criminal Justice: A Brief Intro (Schmalleger)- Ch 8 well answered
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Criminal Justice: A Brief Intro(Schmalleger)- Ch 8
trial - correct answer ✔✔examination in court of issues of fact and relevant law in a case for the purpose
of convicting/acquitting defendant
courtroom work group - correct answer ✔✔professional courtroom actors, including judges, prosecuting
attorneys, defense attorneys, public defenders, and others who earn a living serving the court
bailiff - correct answer ✔✔officer of the court, whose duty is to ensure an orderly courtroom and to
provide security
clerk of the court - correct answer ✔✔courthouse employee who maintains all records of criminal cases
Judge - correct answer ✔✔elected or appointed public official who holds ultimate authority in the
courtroom who hears and sometimes decides cases and conducts trials
expert witness - correct answer ✔✔person who has special skills/knowledge recognized by the court,
and who may express opinions and draw conclusions within their area of expertise during the testimony
lay witness - correct answer ✔✔nonexpert who may testify only to the facts, and who generally cannot
express opinions on the stand
court reporter - correct answer ✔✔courtroom worker that keeps an accurate record of all that occurs
during the trial
victim - correct answer ✔✔person against whom the defendant has allegedly committed a criminal
offense
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