FCR Quiz 9

Exhibits are material items of physical evidence introduced by attorneys to corroborate or confirm oral testimony.

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Physical evidence is limited to those items which are manageable in a court of law; excessively large items are not allowed.

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Photographs that are marked as exhibits can never be physically marked because it may distort the picture; therefore, they are simply referred to with no marking on them at all.

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Most exhibits are usually marked for identification before they are received into evidence.

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Some exhibits may be marked as units or groups; for example, a file containing hundreds of sheets of paper may be marked with one marking.

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It is permissible for an attorney to continue to question a witness while the court reporter marks exhibits that were offered into evidence.

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In some courts, numbers are used to mark plaintiff exhibits, and letters are used to mark defendant exhibits.

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Some courts will use a combination of letters and numbers to mark exhibits, the letter corresponding to the party presenting the evidence; for example, “P” for plaintiff, “S” for state, “C” for complainant, and so on.

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It is never permissible to substitute a copy of a document when the original is obtainable.

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The court reporter always marks all exhibits and keeps them in his or her possession.

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One of the most important responsibilities of the court reporter is the ability to read back when requested.

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Sometimes whole court sessions will go by without anyone asking for a single read back.

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When reporters are asked to read back, they should read back as quickly as they possibly can in order to show everyone that they got everything.

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In courts of law, it is proper for the attorneys to ask the judge to have something read back.

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Most reporters will not read back words that are “off-color” but will instead substitute more acceptable words that are not offensive.

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Good reporters read back with authority, bigger, and clarity so that there is hardly any question as to the accuracy of what is being read back.

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Sometimes court reporters may be required to testify in open court regarding the accuracy of their notes or transcripts.

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If an attorney asks you if you have ever made a mistake when taking dictation or transcribing, you should indicate that you are always right and transcribed with 100 percent accuracy.

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As a general guideline, if I reporter is asked to testify, he or she should testify with honesty and integrity.

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lex non curat de minimis
lex scripta
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Sworn testimony taken upon questioning outside of open court, which testimony is transcribed and can be used at the time of trial

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Questioning by the opposing attorney, other than the one who called that witness

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Challenging or discrediting the credibility of a witness or charging a person with misbehavior in office

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The killing of one person by another, whether or not the killing is lawful or justifiable

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The law of the place where a contract is made

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A person without capacity to manage his or her own affairs

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The intentional or voluntary relinquishment of a known right

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The Latin word for law

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The questioning of a witness by the attorney who called that witness

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The ancient law of retaliation

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The science or the study of law

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Forum

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Refers to the law of the place of domicile

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The legal offense of swearing that something is true that one knows to be false

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The location where a crime took place

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Civil law

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The unlawful killing of a human being by another with malice aforethought, expressed or implied

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The law will not deal with trifles

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The written law

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The system of laws adopted by commercial nations to deal with trading

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