Arizona Laws > Title 13 > Chapter 38 > Article 30 – Child Witnesses
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| § 13-4251 | Applicability; definition |
| § 13-4252 | Recording of testimony |
| § 13-4253 | Out of court testimony; televised; recorded |
| § 13-4254 | Pro se defendant; prohibited questioning of minor victim |
Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 13 > Chapter 38 > Article 30 - Child Witnesses
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Minor: means a person under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testify: includes every manner of oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.