SUPERVISION OF THE CONDUCT OF THE TRIAL

CHAPTER 12

  • 12:0000 OVERVIEW
  • 12:1000 RESTRUCTURING THE TRIAL PARAMETERS
  • 12:1100 Generally
  • 12:1110 Leave Required
  • 12:1120 Process Error: Judge Cannot Act on Own Motion
  • 12:1130 Ripeness of Rulings for Appeal
  • 12:1200 Adding Parties, Intervention and Joinder at Trial
  • 12:1210 Adding Parties
  • 12:1211 Standard of Review
  • 12:1220 Intervenors
  • 12:1221 Standard of Review
  • 12:1300 Amending Pleadings at Trial
  • 12:1310 Generally
  • 12:1320 Withdrawal of Admissions
  • 12:1330 Standard of Review
  • 12:1340 Review of Irremediable Prejudice Conclusions
  • 12:1341 Irremediable Prejudice
  • 12:1342 No Irremediable Prejudice
  • 12:1400 Severance of Issues
  • 12:1410 A Discretionary Decision
  • 12:1420 The Factors to be Considered
  • 12:1430 Standard of Review
  • 12:1500 Limiting Public Access
  • 12:1510 The General Rule
  • 12:1520 Exceptions
  • 12:1530 Standard of Review
  • 12:2000 ADJOURNMENT OF THE TRIAL
  • 12:2100 Overview
  • 12:2110 Balancing Effective Participation and Prejudice
  • 12:2111 Generally
  • 12:2112 Exception: Best Interests of Child
  • 12:2120 Withdrawal or Not Attending When Adjournment Denied
  • 12:2130 Standard of Review
  • 12:2200 Appellate Intervention
  • 12:2210 Unavailability or Lack of Counsel
  • 12:2220 Unavailability of a Witness
  • 12:2230 New Claims and New Evidence
  • 12:3000 JURY TRIALS
  • 12:3100 Role of the Trial Judge
  • 12:3200 Selection of the Jury
  • 12:3300 Discharge of the Jury
  • 12:3310 Standard of Appellate Review
  • 12:3320 Remedy
  • 12:3330 Discharge on Grounds of Complexity
  • 12:3331 The Test
  • 12:3332 The Test Applied
  • 12:3340 Discharge Resulting from Conduct of Counsel
  • 12:3341 Inflammatory Opening and Closing Submissions
  • 12:3342 Improper References to Evidence
  • 12:3343 Improper Submissions as to Damages
  • 12:3344 Reference to Insurance or Compensation Funds
  • 12:4000 REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL
  • 12:4100 The Right to Counsel
  • 12:4200 Denial of Counsel
  • 12:4210 Standard of Review
  • 12:4220 Unavailability or Withdrawal of Counsel
  • 12:4230 Disqualification of Counsel at Trial
  • 12:4300 Incompetent Legal Representation
  • 12:4400 Misconduct of Counsel
  • 12:4410 Generally
  • 12:4420 Counsel’s Conduct in Jury Trials
  • 12:5000 ADDUCING EVIDENCE
  • 12:5100 Overview
  • 12:5110 The Parties are Responsible for Adducing Evidence
  • 12:5120 Order of Presentation of Evidence
  • 12:5130 Right to an Interpreter
  • 12:5131 Source of the Right
  • 12:5132 Decision of Trial Judge
  • 12:5133 Need for a Request
  • 12:5134 Standard of Review
  • 12:5140 Court-Appointed Experts
  • 12:5141 Generally
  • 12:5142 Standard of Review
  • 12:5150 Exclusion of Witnesses
  • 12:5151 The General Rule
  • 12:5152 Exception: Parties Entitled to be Present
  • 12:5153 Exception: Expert Witnesses
  • 12:5154 Standard of Review and Appellate Intervention
  • 12:5160 Examination of Witnesses
  • 12:5161 Direct Examination
  • 12:5162 Cross-examination
  • 12:5163 Re-examination
  • 12:5200 Questioning and Other Intervention by the Trial Judge
  • 12:5210 The Competing Considerations
  • 12:5211 The Integrity of Adjudicative Decision-Making
  • 12:5212 The Necessity of Effective Communication
  • 12:5213 Other Circumstances where Questions by the Judge may be Necessary
  • 12:5220 Appellate Review and Correction
  • 12:5221 Standard of Review
  • 12:5222 Impairment of a Party’s Presentation of the Evidence
  • 12:5223 Appearance of Unfairness or Lack of Impartiality
  • 12:5300 Evidence Rulings
  • 12:5310 Admissibility
  • 12:5311 The Basic Rule: Relevance
  • 12:5312 The Exercise of Discretion in Determining Admissibility
  • 12:5320 Standards of Review
  • 12:5330 Failure to Object
  • 12:5340 Ripeness
  • 12:5400 Appellate Intervention and Remedy
  • 12:5410 Generally
  • 12:5411 Materiality
  • 12:5412 Correction or Order for New Trial
  • 12:5420 Excluding Evidence not Disclosed on Discovery
  • 12:5430 Expert Evidence
  • 12:5431 Non-Compliance with Notice Requirements
  • 12:5432 Lack of Qualification
  • 12:5500 Taking a View
  • 12:5510 Overview
  • 12:5520 The Record on Appeal
  • 12:5530 Appellate Intervention and Remedy
  • 12:5531 Procedural Errors
  • 12:5532 Substantive Errors
  • 12:6000 REPLY EVIDENCE
  • 12:6100 The Scope of Reply or Rebuttal Evidence
  • 12:6200 Standard of Review
  • 12:6300 Appellate Intervention and Remedy
  • 12:7000 REOPENING TRIAL TO HEAR FURTHER EVIDENCE
  • 12:7100 Overview
  • 12:7200 Standard of Review
  • 12:7300 Appellate Intervention and Remedy
  • 12:7310 Decision not to Reopen
  • 12:7320 Decision to Reopen
  • 12:8000 THE RIGHT TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS
  • 12:8100 Overview
  • 12:8110 Generally
  • 12:8120 Opening
  • 12:8200 Standard of Review
  • 12:8300 Appellate Intervention and Remedy






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