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SUPERIOR COURT - TRIAL

NCJ Number
36223
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
PART OF A COURT PERSONNEL TRAINING PROGRAM, THIS VIDEOTAPE SUMMARIZES PRETRIAL PROCEDURES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT AND SHOWS EXCERPTS OF THE TRIAL ITSELF - THIS TAPE IS BASED ON CALIFORNIA LAW.
Abstract
INCLUDED ARE EXCERPTS OF JURY SELECTION PROCEDURES, THE VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION, THE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE AND, FINALLY, THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY. A JUDGE PROVIDES ADDED INSIGHT INTO THE PRINCIPLES OF JURY SELECTION AND THE IMPORTANT MATTER OF INSTRUCTING THE JURY BEFORE DELIBERATIONS BEGIN. A PRIMARY EMPHASIS IN THIS VIDEOTAPE IS THE ACTIVITY OF THE COURTROOM CLERK DURING THE TRIAL, STRESSING IN PARTICULAR JURY PROCEDURES AND MARKING OF EXHIBITS. ALSO SHOWN ARE POST-COURT PROCEDURES WHICH TAKE PLACE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE AFTER TRIAL. FOR THE COMPLETE SET OF THE SKYLINE COLLEGE COURT SUPPORT PERSONNEL PROJECT VIDEOTAPES, SEE NCJ-35823-25, 36202-28, 36230, AND 36231. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)

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