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- 1. Dire, The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court.
- 6. A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- 7. The making of statements that might expose you to criminal prosecution, either now or in the future. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from forcing you to provide evidence (answering questions) that would or might lead to your prosecution for a crime.
- 9. To forbid the use of evidence at a trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- 12. The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
- 13. Any person who knowingly sells, purchases, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of illegal drugs (ex, cannabis, cocaine, heroine, methamphetamine, etc.).
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- 2. of Evidence, Standards governing whether evidence in a civil or criminal case is admissible.
- 3. The evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not include evidence from documents and other physical evidence.
- 4. One who personally sees or perceives a thing; one who testifies as to what he has seen, heard, or otherwise observed.
- 5. A trial is where a judge presides over the courtroom proceedings and decides the questions of the law, and a six-person jury or a twelve-person jury of your peers (depending on case type) will hear the evidence presented and must unanimously determine whether you are guilty or not guilty of the crime(s) charged.
- 8. A judicial order directing a person to do something.
- 10. Warrant, An order signed by a judge for probable cause that directs owners of private property to allow the police to enter and search for items named in the warrant. In limited situations the police may search without a warrant, but they cannot use what they find at trial if the defense can show that there was no probable cause for the search.
- 11. of Proof, Indicates the degree to which the point must be proven. In a civil case, the burden of proof rests with the plaintiff, who must establish his or her case by such standards of proof as a “preponderance of evidence” or “clear and convincing evidence.”