FRE Federal Rules of Evidence
Forms of Evidence 1. Testimonial
2.Real
3.Demonstrative
Voir Dire Jury Selection
Stages of a criminal trial 1. Pre-trial suppression hearings
2. Voir Dire
3. Opening statements from counsel
4. The Case-in-Chief
5. The defense case
6. The rebuttal case
7. Closing arguements
8. the charge to the jury
9. sentencing
10. Post-Trial proceedings
what must evidence be in order to be admissable? Relevant
Direct evidence proves a fact directly and without the need to draw an inference or a conclusion
about what the evidence implies or suggests may also be true or false.
Circumstantial evidence tends to prove a fact indirectly through an inference, deduction, or a
conclusion.
how do you attack the credibility of a witness? Impeachment