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Certification
Definition:
Generally used to refer to the process of transferring a minor's case from the Juvenile Court to the adult court for trial. Usually reserved for capital or first-degree felonies or for chronic offenders.
Direct evidence
Definition:
Evidence in the form of testimony from a witness who actually saw, heard, or touched the subject of interrogation.
Leading question
Definition:
One that virtually instructs a witness how to answer or puts into his mouth words to be echoed back; one, which suggests to the witness the answer, desired. Ordinarily prohibited on direct examination, although allowed on cross-examination.
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