The Procedure for Presenting Something in Evidence At trial before a lawyer offers something into evidence, he may want to show that piece of evidence to a witness. This piece of evidence could be a document or an object; however, the lawyer cannot simply walk up to the witness and ask him to have a look. The lawyer has to firstly indicate what the piece of evidence is, and tell the court reporter what it is. This is done because if the case every goes to appeal, the incident of the lawyer asking the witness to look at a particular thing, will be recorded, and

You want to settle this accident case lawsuit, and you feel that you if you accept the first offer directed towards you, you can avoid the hassle and expense of going to trial. However, there are certain risks in accepting an early settlement offer. Why does Defense Make an Early Settlement Offer If you are lucky enough to receive an early settlement offer then it could mean one of two things. First, the defense might have recognized that they are going to have a problem proving or defending their case, or second, they feel there is a possibility of getting out of the case for

When you are involved in a personal injury trial, and after you have finished running through all of your witnesses and all your evidence at trial, it is possible for the defense lawyer to inform the judge that he moves to dismiss this case, even before they put up a single witness. Move to Dismiss the Case This is possible in an accident case, medical malpractice, or wrongful death case. When you are done putting up all the witnesses to prove your case and to show that you are more likely right than wrong, the judge will then turn to the defense counsel and will