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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1990
Page
8
A basic layout of a courtroom introduces roles such as judge, witness, court reporter, courtroom deputy, lawyer, plaintiff, defendant, and jury. It explains where they sit, how order is kept, how evidence is ruled admissible, and how witnesses are sworn and records marked.
Legal terms defined include counsel cross examination felony misdemeanor and verdict. The Mini Page credits the Federal Judicial Center for help. Court reporters record speech on tape and later transcribe it while lawyers question witnesses from long tables.
In a trial setting the plaintiff and his lawyers occupy the long table nearest the jury while the defendant and his attorneys sit at a separate table.
A jury or panel of jurors sits in a box to determine guilt or innocence. It may consist of 12 members in some trials and six in others as the case requires.
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