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Trial and Procedure1

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Theory of the Case the attorney's position and approach to all the undisputed evidence which will be presented at trial
Jury Loading a technique whereby an attorney attempts to select jurors who will be likely to view their client's position favorably
Change of Venue the trial location is moved to another district (county) that is far enough away so that residents are fairly unaware of the case. This is very expensive since the entire court must be transported, fed, and housed
Change of Venire a jury is brought in from a nearby district (county) to the place where the crime was committed and the trial will be held. Costs are lowered tremendously and the accused still has an impartial jury
Challenge to the Array this is group challenge in which an attorney contends that an entire panel of prospective jurors has been "contaminated", asks that the entire panel be dismissed
Challenge for Cause an individual challenge in which an attorney contends that a perspective juror should be excused or disqualified for some good reason
Bias a feeling in favor of or against an individual or group
Prejudice a preconceived notion that interferes with objective evaluation of information
Peremptory Challenge a "hunch" type of challenge directed at an individual
Primacy people tend to have a better recollection of what they heard at the beginning of a speech or presentation
Recency people tend to remember well the last things they have heard, particularly after a speech or presentation
Occurrence (witness) most common type of witness in trials. Relates to first hand knowledge gained though their "5" senses
Case in chief refers to the evidence presented through the testimony of witnesses and exhibits during direct examination
Deposition (witness) when a witness may be unavailable by the time the trial begins, the lawyer can introduce a transcript of the witnesses' testimony for the jury to consider
Expert (witness) any person who possesses specialized knowledge through, "skill, experience, training, or education"
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