TX CSR WKT - WRITTEN PREP Q&A

appeal in a criminal case - Answer- When a defendant wants to _____ and doesn't have the funds, the judge will order the court reporter to send the Statement of Facts to the appellate court and he will certify to the county and have them issue payment to the court reporter. inaccuracies in a Statement of Facts - Answer- May be corrected by the agreement of both parties or by the county ethics committee. based on set laws - Answer- When a legal decision is based on precedent. 2" - Answer- A volume of a Statement of Facts is limited to what thickness? Closing arguments - Answer- Taken by the court reporter when any party requests it. stare decisis - Answer- The Latin term meaning "follows previous law" Tortfeasor - Answer- wrongdoer Statute of limitations - Answer- refers to a time period infarction - Answer- A cardiologist would testify about this. Discriminate - Answer- notice the difference De jure - Answer- by right; legally all testimony correctly - Answer- When the clerk administers the oath of office to the court reporter, one of the things you are swearing to is to record _____. all documents and exhibits - Answer- When the clerk administers the oath of office to the court reporter, one of the things you are swearing to is to keep a list of ____. objections, answers, and arguments - Answer- When the clerk administers the oath of office to the court reporter, one of the things you are swearing to keep a record of all _____. make a new record at his or her expense - Answer- In violation of the Texas Supreme Court's forms governing a statement of facts, the Courts may require the reporter to amend the existing record to conform to the guidelines to do what? Extraneous - Answer- irrelevant affia