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( h ) Arguments of counsel 
Prosecuting attorney 
Defense attorney 
Prosecuting attorney 
(i ) Instructions of the court 
(j) Verdict 
( k ) New trial. Appeal 
(l) Judgment 
(m) Sentence. 
b. Civil (common law and code) 
(1) Procuring writ, or issuance of summons 
(2) Filing complaint, or serving complaint (in seme slates 
this step comes first) 
(3) Service of summons and complaint 
(4) Other pleadings, like answer and reply 
(5) Notice to clerk 
(6) Calling cases 
(7) Setting cases 
(8) Trial 
(a-) Appearance 
(6) Empanelling and swearing of jury 
(c) Statement of plaintiff’s attorney 
(d) Introduction of evidence by plaintiff 
Direct examination 
Cross-examination 
Plaintiff rests 
( e ) Statement of defendant’s attorney 
(/) Introduction of evidence by defendant 
Direct examination 
Cross-examination 
Defendant rests 
( g ) Evidence by plaintiff to meet new matter, etc. 
( h ) Requests for instructions (1 Ptf. 2. Def.) 
( i ) Argument of attorneys (1. Ptf. 2. Def. 3. Ptf.) 
(j) Instructions of court 
( k ) Verdict 
(l ) Motions, new trial, appeal 
(m) Judgment 
( n ) Appeal 
(o) Judgment 
4. For setting in motion the physical force by which judgment of 
the court is rendered effectual — execution. 
Legal procedure, as it exists under the codes of the United 
States, has been set forth above somewhat in detail, not be- 
cause it is perfect or necessary to a legal scheme of social 
control, or because the writer desires to have it continue, but 
because it is the system of the United States. All of these 
rules of legal procedure could be changed or abrogated for new 
