TKAM Trial Vocab

the large, unusually long and wide desk raised above the level of the rest of the courtroom, at which the judge sits

• bench

• counsel

• gavel

part of the instructions given to a jury-- they must only find a defendant guilty if they are sure there is no other logical explanation for the crime

• circumstantial evidence

• beyond all reasonable doubt

• contempt

evidence that directly proves something to be true

• circumstantial evidence

• cross-examination

• immaterial/irrelevant

a direct address each lawyer gives to the judge or jury at the end of a trial, summarizing his or her case and attempting to weaken the other side's case

• misdemeanor

• objection

• closing argument

behavior that disobeys or disrespects the laws, regulation, or authority of a court; it is an actual crime for which the offender is punished

• contempt

• deliberations

• misdemeanor

found guilty of a crime at the end of a trial

• contempt

• convicted

• disorderly conduct

an attorney or lawyer

• defendant

• counsel

• jury

person who makes a word-for-word record and transcription of court proceedings

• court reporter

• counsel

• oath

questioning a witness already questioned by the other side

• objection

• circumstantial evidence

• cross-examination

person who has been accused of a crime and is on trial

• jury

• counsel

• defendant