Screening & Risk mitigation Glossary*
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Habeas corpus: A writ used as a means to bring a person before the court to determine whether he/she is being detained unlawfully.
Harmless error: An error committed during a trial that was corrected or was not serious enough to affect the outcome of a trial and therefore was not sufficiently harmful (prejudicial) to be reversed on appeal.
Hearing Proceedings: A record of the testimony and evidence entered.
Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
Hostile Witness:A witness whose testimony is not favorable to the party who calls him/her as a witness. A hostile witness may be asked leading questions and may be cross examined by the party who calls him/her to the stand.
Hung jury: Jury unable to reach a verdict.
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