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- 6. -The person against whom a lawsuit is filed.
- 8. Without bias, prejudice, or other preconceptions.
- 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
- 12. -A person who testifies under oath at a deposition or trial, providing firsthand or expert evidence.
- 13. Document or material object produced and identified in court as evidence in a case.
- 14. Often called the "presiding juror." At the beginning of deliberations, the jury votes to select one of its members to be the foreperson.
- 15. Any type of legal proof presented at trial through witnesses, records, and/or exhibits.
- 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. A decision is unanimous when the full jury in a criminal case have agreed upon the verdict.
- 2. - A person who serves on a jury.
- 3. -The probable reason a person committed a crime, as when one acts out of jealousy, greed, or revenge.
- 4. An officer from the sheriff's department who maintains courtroom order and jury custody. Sometimes also known as a deputy.
- 5. punishment - A sentence of death.
- 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. A defense that asserts that the defendant could not have committed the crime because the defendant was somewhere else when the crime took place.
- 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.
- 11. a reasonable doubt: In a criminal case, the accused's guilt must be established "beyond a reasonable doubt."