court process

Essential the rules of the game that deal with the admission of evidence in a trial.

These rules ensure that there is fairness in the trial process Ensures that relevant evidence is admitted Protects against unfair evidence from being admitted

the judge, decides on what evidence is admissible at trial.

i. Protection from search and seizure without probable cause and search warrant based upon an affidavit ii. Must be particularized and not a general warrant

i. Due process ii. Self-incrimination iii. Double jeopardy

Although evidence may be admissible pursuant to the rules of evidence as an exception to hearsay, that same evidence must be considered under the Confrontation Clause of the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Right to jury Right to attorney Right to compulsory process

Due process clause makes fourth, fifth and sixth amendments applicable to the states

bring the body, petition is a petition to a federal trial court that can be made only after all regular appeals have been exhausted.

trial court may accept a fact as having been proved without wither party putting on evidence

the testimony given by a witness who has seen or heard the facts to which he or she testifies. It includes the exhibit(s) admitted into evidence during the trial.