Implies active ill will, as opposed to negligence . Court officer responsible for keeping order in the court, custody of the jury, and custody of prisoners while in court. The unlawful use of force resulting in the injury of another.
Battery always includes assault.
See assault . Trial before a judge and without a jury. In a bench trial, the judge decides questions of law and questions of fact . The most direct evidence possible, such as producing an original document to prove that the document exists and what it states. The best evidence rule prohibits the introduction of secondary evidence unless best evidence cannot be obtained, so long as the party seeking to introduce the secondary evidence is not at fault in making the best evidence incapable of being obtained. binding authority .