Go to the American BAR Association's website. Use the links on this page to answer the following questions. Read the whole thing over the next two days. This is a good primer on how court cases work.
1. What is the difference between a civil and criminal case? 2. What is "settling" in regards to a trial? What type of trial can be settled? 3. In a criminal case, a defendant can do something prior to the trial to lessen their sentence at times. What is this called? What does it require? Hint: Look in the section on settling. 4. What is the formal process of exchanging information between the parties about the witnesses and evidence they’ll present at trial? What is a written order issued by a court compelling a person to testify or produce certain physical evidence such as records? 5. What are the three ways that criminal charges can be brought against someone? 6. What rights are read to a person who is arrested? Why are these required to be read to them? What must happen for an arrested person to be held longer than 48 hours? 7. Who are the officers of the court? What do they do? 8. How many people are selected for a jury? What is the process of questioning potential jurors called? 9, What reasons can cause a trial to be called a mistrial? 10. What types of evidence are allowed in court? What is the difference between the two?
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