General Terms

Question 1

Admission of Evidence

Answer 1

Evidence that comes to the jury’s attention/awareness

Question 2

Proponent

Answer 2

The person that offers the evidence

Question 3

Opponent

Answer 3

Person who objects to the evidence entering the jury’s awareness

Question 4

Proffered Evidence

Answer 4

Item of information the proponent is offering

Question 5

Objecting to Evidence

Answer 5

Opponent believes the evidence is inadmissible and wants the judge to exclude it from entering the jury’s awareness

Question 6

Exclusion of Evidence

Answer 6

Abuse of Discretion = when no conscientious judge, acting intelligently, could honestly have taken the view that the trial judge took

Question 7

Offer of proof

Answer 7

Outside the jury’s hearing, proponent makes a statement (which is recorded) that the jury would have heard the following evidence had the trial judge not excluded it, so the App. Ct. can later determine if the trial judge erred in excluding the evidence.