Court is the official judicial arbiter of disputes in a municipality, state or country. Judges rule on evidence, procedure and sometimes the facts of a case in both civil and criminal cases. Their decisions become decisions of the court. Cases can then be appealed by a party who wants to challenge the rulings made by the judge. Lawyers who argue cases before judges are usually called litigators.
The Preliminary Hearing
It is difficult to be a criminal defendant. If the defendant is ultimately found guilty of the crimes for which he was arrested then few people have compassion for the hardships endured by the defendant while he was standing trial. However, for defendants who are arrested for a crime which they did not commit, a criminal trial can be a real burden. For that reason, there are many …
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Do You Swear to Tell the Whole Truth? The Admissibility of Lie Detector Tests
One of the greatest challenges for the judge and jury in the courtroom is to determine which witnesses are telling the truth. While witnesses must promise to tell the truth before taking the witness stand, judges and juries often hear conflicting testimony that indicates someone is being untruthful. It might seem like the technology of the polygraph, also known as the lie detector …
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