SUPERIOR COURT - TRIAL

• NCJ Number: 36223
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Skyline College
• Sale Source: Criminal Justice Education and Training Resource System; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 26 MINUTES, B&W, 1976. PRICE QUOTED IS FOR 3/4 INCH CASSETTE. ALSO AVAILABLE IN 1/2 INCH TAPE.

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)