Questions tagged [rules-of-court]
Rules of practice and procedure in a court of law. Related tags: process, civil-procedure
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What is the grounds for barring a 3rd party culprit defence in a criminal trial? [closed]
I read in the news that the judge in the Karen Read murder trial barred her attorneys from arguing that the victim had been killed by a third party (not the defendant). What would be the legal grounds,...
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How many lawyers can one defendant have?
In the large-scale lawsuit against alleged "Reichsbürger" in Germany, it is reported that each defendant has 2 to 4 lawyers. Obviously, that complicates things not only for the accused, but ...
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Timely response not filed
In California superior court, probate division.
In the minute order of the case, during a 664.6 motion to enforce a stipulation fully agreed upon, the court gave a timeline of 9 court days prior to ...
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In a legal proceeding, where is "fairness" defined?
I was involved in a rather formal administrative review. I got the impression that administration was determined to give the facade of fairness while arriving at a predetermined conclusion. One thing ...
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Criminal procedure to dismiss a case
When one has been summoned to a pre-trial conference in a municipal court over a minor traffic offense, if one wants to request, pro se, from the judge a dismissal of the case, it would seem to be ...
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Can defendants wear an earpiece or headset in the dock to communicate with their lawyer?
Besides its presumed prejudicial effect on juries' perception of defendants, secure docks such as the one pictured below are often criticised for inhibiting defendants' ability to communicate with ...
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Is finger wagging considered offensive in a Canadian court?
It seems readily apparent to me that finger wagging is a bullying tactic used to establish social dominance by infantilizing the audience and elevating the perpetrator to a perceived position of ...
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In Blackadder Goes Forth, Corporal Punishment, Captain Darling (Counsel for Prosecution) is a defense witness. Is this allowed in a court martial?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_tdLCFRaPY&t=152s
Basically, Lieutenant George (accidentally called to be the defense counsel, because Baldrick sent for the wrong person) tries to get Captain ...
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On the limits of a law clerk to the judge to "co-judge" a case and how the communications should be recorded
On Nov 3, 2023, Judge Engoron issued a gag order to Trump's lawyers barring them (as well as Trump) from speaking about the judge's staff. This is precipitated by Chris Kise's argument that the law ...
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Can presiding judges ever be subject to law enforcement?
It is commonly regarded that a presiding judge is the ultimate authority in the courtroom. If they go overboard, that would be subject to investigation (judicial conduct or crime) afterwards. However, ...
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What happens when a wrongful death charge turns into murder charge?
If the family of the victim files a wrongful death lawsuit against a person, which to my understanding they can do even with zero evidence, and that same person is the suspect in the murder of that ...
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Are high court rulings precedential?
What courts if any are bound by past rulings of the high court, whether civil or criminal?
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When are county court decisions binding upon the “London region” of the county court?
And what unites or defines the “London region”?
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Why are there two case numbers for United States v. Trump?
There are two almost identical case numbers assigned for the case United States v. Trump. The dockets are almost identical.
1:23-cr-00257-TSC USA v. TRUMP PACER CourtListener
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Under what circumstances would a change to the case name occur when no changes were made to the parties involved?
Given that when a Plaintiff files an unlimited civil lawsuit with a US Superior Court, the name of the Plaintiff and the name of the first named defendant in the complaint are used to form the case ...
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