LAW 3220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Voir Dire, Jury Trial, Summary Judgment
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Criminal cases have a right to trial. Not every case has a right to a trial. Emphasize the facts that are linked to our case. Plaintiff goes first the whole process goes this way^ Plaintiff calls their first witness: direct examination questions: questions the plaintiff asks their witness. Probably already gone over the questions they were going to ask and their facts. What is the jury looking for: facts character/credibility: defendant cross examines their witness. A little more aggressive than the direct examination questions tried to get motive, lack of knowledge: plaintiff continues claling their witnesses, the judge tells them that the plaintiffs time to show evidence. 4. defendant calls their first witness: direct, cross pattern continues. Plaintiff has their chance to motion for a direct verdict. Closing the only thing the juries can consider is what comes from the witnesses mouths. Monetary damages: right to a jury trial (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1)
