MGT 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Appellate Court, Certiorari, Jury Trial
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Judge must decide the case based on the facts and evidence nothing else ii. iii. Right to a jury trial: 7th ammendment i. Civil jury trial: hear evidence and determine facts. Judge provides law a: render a verdict ii. iii. iv. Lawyer makes a mistake and as a result someone is damaged ii. Atorney/ client privilege: organizaion of court system, state i. Law giver: trial judge is the gate keeper to the legal system. 2: makes a judgement, small claims court, minor inancial issues, subject to dollar limitaion ii. Appellate: appeals the judge"s decision, brief i. ii. Facts of the case: transcript of tesimony, exhibits, evidence, court docket, oral arguments i. ii. No witnesses: trial court made a ___ mistake, factual b. i. ii. Abuse of discreion: simple majority, evaluates objecions and has the court go back and re- try the case to reverse the mistake, more than just one mistake ii.
