Law Ed 4.1 Vocab

• False testimony under oath, bearing false witness, lying under oath

• Perjury

• Hung Jury

• Shorthand

• Witness

• A jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)

• Perjury

• Hung Jury

• Shorthand

• Witness

• Rapid handwriting that uses symbols and abbreviations

• Perjury

• Hung Jury

• Shorthand

• Witness

• Someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

• Perjury

• Hung Jury

• Shorthand

• Witness

• A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

• Prosecutor

• Expert Witness

• Cross-Examination

• Overruled

• A person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in a particular field that is relevant to the case.

• Prosecutor

• Expert Witness

• Cross-Examination

• Overruled

• The questioning of an opposing witness during a trial.

• Prosecutor

• Expert Witness

• Cross-Examination

• Overruled

• A judge's decision to ignore a lawyer's objection and allow the questioning to continue

• Prosecutor

• Expert Witness

• Cross-Examination

• Overruled

• The level of certainty a juror must have to find a defendant guilty of a crime.

• Reasonable Doubt

• Affidavit

• Admissible

• Burden of Proof

• Sworn statement of facts in an incident

• Reasonable Doubt

• Affidavit

• Admissible

• Burden of Proof