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COURTROOM ETIQUETTE

Do not chew gum or smoke while testifying.
When taking the oath, stand upright, pay attention, and say "I do" clearly.
Tell the truth. You are sworn to do so.
The form response, "I don't recall" is perfectly permissible if you do not remember some details.
Answer only the questions asked you, do not volunteer information.
If you do not want to answer a question, don’t ask the judge whether you must answer it. If it is an improper question, the prosecutor will rise and state an objection.
Do not shake your head indicating a "yes" or "no" answer. Answer every question with words.
When in court, federal magistrates are to be referred to as "Your Honor.".
The court is interested in only the facts. Please do not give your conclusions and opinions unless asked.
Do not allow any of the proceedings to make you angry. It will not help your case.
When you are going to court, it usually isn't because you want to go, but rather you have to go. If you are going in for a criminal defense, it would be in your best interest to be prepared and knowledgeable before you enter the doors.

IMPORTANT: Turn off your cell phone and pager. If your occupation requires you to be available, set it to vibrate instead of ring. Never use a cell phone in the courtroom. If it's an emergency call that you must take, then just get up and quietly leave the courtroom.

Carefully read the following in preparation for your litigation.

THE JUDGE: I want to teach you some important principles of the law, so please answer the following questions thoughtfully.
DEFENDANT: Yes your honor.
THE JUDGE: Do you consider yourself to be a good person?
DEFENDANT: Yes, I am a good person.
THE JUDGE: Have you ever lied . . . even once including 'white' lies?
DEFENDANT: Yes your honor.
THE JUDGE: What does that make you?
DEFENDANT: Human your honor.
THE JUDGE: So you are saying that you make "mistakes." You have human weaknesses. That may be true. Nevertheless, in the eyes of the law, you are a liar. If you kill one person, you are a murderer if you tell one lie, you are a liar.
DEFENDANT: But your honor, there are many people worse than me.
THE JUDGE: That is irrelevant. You have lied, so what does that make you?
DEFENDANT: A "liar" your honor.
THE JUDGE: Have you ever stolen anything?
DEFENDANT: Yes, your honor, I have. But that was in the past.
THE JUDGE: Everything that we have done is "in the past." You have stolen, so what does that make you?
DEFENDANT: A "thief" your honor.
THE JUDGE: So, by your own admission, you are a lying thief.
DEFENDANT: But your honor, I am sorry for stealing, and I won't do it again.
THE JUDGE: You should be sorry for stealing- you know right from wrong . . . and yet you broke the law. And of course you shouldn’t do it again! You have admitted to me that you are a thief, and therefore you must be punished for transgression of the law.
DEFENDANT: But I have given money to charities . . .
THE JUDGE: That is commendable, but what has that to do with your crime? You are guilty, and you must be punished. The law demands that.

The previous scenario highlights the most common mistakes people make about God and His Law (the Ten Commandments). Almost all of us think that we are good people. We also mistakenly think that our good works, and our sorrow for sin and the fact that we won't do it again (repentance), will save us when we face God. However, the Day will come when each of us will stand before Him who the Bible calls "the Judge of all the earth." It is then that we will see His anger revealed against murderers, rapists, thieves, liars, adulterers, fornicators (those who have had sex before marriage), etc. God's justice will be so thorough, He will even judge hatred as murder, and "every idle word that men speak." Jesus said, "Whoever looks upon a woman and lusts after her has committed adultery already with her in his heart." Have you ever done that? Will you be innocent or guilty on that Day of breaking God's Law? Remember that the Law doesn't see the fact that you have "weaknesses" or that "everybody else does it," as a legitimate excuse. God is "good," and He will make sure absolute justice is done. Being sorry or not sinning again won't save you because you should be sorry (you have a conscience), and of course you shouldn't sin again. Your good works may be commendable, but they will have nothing to do with your case. If you are found to be guilty (and we all are guilty), according to the Bible you will end up in Hell. All you can do is fling yourself on the mercy of the Judge . . . and the Bible tells us that He is also rich in mercy. It is not His will that you go to Hell. He provided a way for you to be forgiven. He so loves you that He sent His Son to take your punishment: "God demonstrated His love toward us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Then Jesus rose from the dead and defeated death. If you ...........