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Opening statement

An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact (jury or judge) has to hear from a lawyer in a trial, aside possibly from questioning during voir dire. The opening statement is generally constructed to serve as a "road map" for the fact-finder. This is especially essential, in many jury trials, since jurors (at least…

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Trier of factJuryJudgeTrialVoir dire
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Opening statement

Nodes14
Edges13
Triples3
Avg. degree1.86
Density0.142857
Components1

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Opening statement → Closing Arguments Archived, Differences Between Opening Statements, Wayback Machine

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Opening statementrelated to External linksDifferences Between Opening Statements0.60section
Opening statementrelated to External linksClosing Arguments Archived0.60section
Opening statementrelated to External linksWayback Machine0.60section

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