Question 1:
Discovery Period
Answer:
allows parties to marshal their evidence
Question 2:
Interrogatories
Answer:
posed by each side to the opposing side
Question 3:
What is the standard order of events for criminal and civil trials?
Answer:
discovery, trial, decision
Question 4:
This is filed BEFORE a trial.
Answer:
initial motion in limine
Question 5:
Voir Dire
Answer:
examination that determines individual suitability for randomly selected citizens to sit as jurors in a case
Question 6:
Peremptory
Answer:
dismisses a juror from further consideration without the challenging attorney having to tell the court why
Question 7:
For Cause
Answer:
attorney must inform the court why the juror is being challenged