ex parte communication
A communication between counsel and the court when opposing counsel is not present. • Such communications are ordinarily prohibited. [Cases: Trial 18. C.J.S. Trial §§ 91–92.]
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communication
communication. 1. The expression or exchange of information by speech, writing, gestures, or conduct; the process of bringing an idea to another’s perception. 2. The information so expressed or exchanged. conditionally privileged communication. A defamatory statement made in good faith by a person with an interest in a subject to someone who also has an
darden hearing
Darden hearing. Criminal procedure. An ex parte proceeding to determine whether disclosure of an informer’s identity is pertinent to establishing probable cause when there is otherwise insufficient evidence to establish probable cause apart from the arresting officer’s testimony about an informer’s communications. • The defense attorney may be excluded from the hearing but can usu.