Twelve Angry Juror Terminology

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  1. 6. -The person against whom a lawsuit is filed.
  2. 8. Without bias, prejudice, or other preconceptions.
  3. 10. of proof: The amount of proof necessary to prove a case. In a criminal case, such proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt. I
  4. 12. -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence.
  5. 13. Document or material object produced and identified in court as evidence in a case.
  6. 14. Often called the "presiding juror." At the beginning of deliberations, the jury votes to select one of its members to be the foreperson.
  7. 15. Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits.
  8. 16. -1) In criminal law, the government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime. 2) A common term for the government's side in a criminal case, as in "The prosecution will present five witnesses," or "The prosecution rests" (completed its case).
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  1. 1. A decision is unanimous when the full jury in a criminal case have agreed upon the verdict.
  2. 2. - A person who serves on a jury.
  3. 3. -The probable reason a person committed a crime, as when one acts out of jealousy, greed, or revenge.
  4. 4. An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy.
  5. 5. punishment - A sentence of death.
  6. 6. -1) A general term for the effort of an attorney representing a defendant during trial and in pretrial maneuvers to defeat the party suing or the prosecution in a criminal case. 2) A response to a complaint, called an affirmative defense, to counter, defeat, or remove all or a part of the contentions of the plaintiff.
  7. 7. A defense that asserts that the defendant could not have committed the crime because the defendant was somewhere else when the crime took place.
  8. 9. After a trial, the jury goes into its assigned private room to think about and discuss evidence and testimony to help it reach a verdict.
  9. 11. a reasonable doubt: In a criminal case, the accused's guilt must be established "beyond a reasonable doubt."