Question of the Week (9/17/10)

Prepare for the trial. Read over the following schedule of events for our trial on Monday. See you then.

Remember that the prosecution or plaintiff begins by giving an opening statement followed by the opening statement of the defense. After the opening statements, examination of the witnesses begins. The prosecution/plaintiff calls their witnesses first. An attorney (your team should choose who examines/questions the first witness and in what order) for the prosecution/plaintiff does a direct examination of the witness. Once the direct examination is complete, the opposing team (defense) may cross-examine the witness. After the cross-examination, if the first team chooses, they may redirect the witness and, likewise, the other team may do a re-cross after this. This process is repeated for the remaining plaintiff witnesses. Once the prosecution/plaintiff has finished with their witnesses, the process is repeated with the defense witnesses, having the defense attorneys direct and the plaintiff attorneys cross-examine.Once all of the witnesses have been examined, the trial moves to closing arguments. The prosecutor/plaintiff again goes first. After the defense finishes their closing argument, the plaintiff may give a rebuttal argument if they still have time remaining.