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fact finder

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fact finder (finder of fact) n. in a trial of a lawsuit or criminal prosecution, the jury or judge (if there is no jury) who decides if facts have been proven. Occasionally a judge may appoint a "special master" to investigate and report on the existence of certain facts. (See: finder of fact, question of fact)


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The fact finder then makes a report and may make a judgment, she said.
``We got a handle on the issues,'' Wesson, whose role as fact finder was made at the request of Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys.
A good close restates a summary of the expert's opinion in response to a series of closing questions that reinforce the testimony, reassure the fact finder that the expert is without bias and offer a final opportunity to persuade the fact finders of the expert's unequivocal belief in the opinion.
 
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