Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 3-214

  • Cross examine: Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(a) At an arbitration hearing, the parties have the right:

(1) To be heard;

(2) To present evidence material to the controversy; and

(3) To cross examine witnesses who appear at the hearing.

(b) Arbitrators are not bound by the technical rules of evidence.