interpreting session: shoplifting

civil law

derecho civil

criminal law

derecho criminal

defendant

acusado - criminal law / demandado - civil law

district attorney

fiscal

the state

la fiscalia

your honor

senoria

witness

testigo

judge

juez

lawyer

abogado

jury

jurado

stand

estrado

Are the people ready to proceed?

esta la fiscalia lista para empezar?

State your X for the record

Diga su X para que conste en acta

Investigating officer

Agente de investigacion

the people call…

el estado llama a…

My intent

Mi proposito

Jury is to disregard..

El jurado no debe prestarle atencion

Cross-examination

Contrainterrogatorio

Confine yourself to answering

Limitese a responder a las preguntas

officer

oficial

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

Jura decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada mas que la verdad

raise your right hand to be sworn in

levanta su mano derecha para prestar juramento

merchandise

mercancia

i would move for the exclusion of other witnesses your honor

Yo pediria la exclusion de otros testigos, senoria.

observe

observo

out of the ordinary, unusual

fuera de lo comun