Itc, Chitalia Dig Up Evidence In Discovery Period

Unless the statements are later backed with evidence, any allegations made to the judge at this point will not be part of the actual trial in front of a jury, and will simply disappear from the case.

That is because the case is at an interesting stage called the discovery period.

In the American legal system, discovery is a pre-trial process where the judge, after receiving the initial complaint and answer, listens to both sides in an effort to fine-tune the issues.It is also a stage when both parties attempt to gather all the evidence necessary for their cases, with the help of the court.

Says Washington-based attorney Dharmaputhiran Niles, A trial is made or broken in the discovery period.

Lawyers from both sides present their clients