Jacks Criminal's Trial blog #12

Decision on judge or jury, the the defense will decide if they wanted to be tried by the jury or the judge, prosecution cant require a jury trial.

Jury selection, it the defense decides to be tried in front of a jury the defense and prosecution selects the jury thru a question and answer proceeder called the voir dire. The judge use the questions suggested by the attorneys or the judge will make up their own questions.

Evidence issues, this procces is called in limine it is where the defense and the prosecution to admit or exclude some of the evidence.

Opening statements, the prosecution will make an opening statement to judge or the jury. The statements has an outline of the case. And then the same for defense.

Prosecution case-in-chief, the prosecution examine their witnesses by the prosecutor.

Cross examine, the defense cross examine the prosecution's witnesses.

Redirect, the prosecution re-examine their witnesses.

Prosecution rest, the prosecution is done with their side of the story

Motion to dismiss, defense may move to dismiss charges if they think that the prosecution failed to produce enough evidence.

Denial of motion to dismiss, most of the time the judge denies the defenses motion to dismiss

Defense case-in-chief, the defense examine their witnesses.

Cross examine, the prosecution cross-examine the defense's witnesses

Redirect, the defense re-examines their witnesses

Defense rest, the defense is done with their side of the story

Prosecution rebuttal, prosecutor offers some advise to refute the defenses case

Settling on jury instructions, prosecution defense and the judge gets together think of instructions that the judge will give to the jury

Prosecution closing argument, prosecution makes a closing argument and summarize the evidents and explaining why the jury should render the verdict guilty.

Defense closing argument, the defense will do the same or they will try to render the verdict not guilty

Prosecution rebuttal, the prosecution has the last word and argues that the jury has bad evidence that supports a finding of guilty

Jury instructions, the judge tells the jury what law to apply to the case and how to carry out on its duties

Jury deliberations, jury deliberates tries to reach a verdict and if they don't they require an
unanimous vote agreement. For example if the votes was 7 of 12 of the votes

Post-trial motions, if the jury files a guilty verdict the defense sometimes makes a post trial motions requesting the judge to override the jury

Denial of post trial motions, most of the times denies the post trial motion

Sentencing, if the jury decides a verdict of guilty the judge sentence the defendant right then and there or on another day


roles of the court

courtroom cast
The Judge.............................Ernie
The Bailiff..............................Lexus
The jury.................................Virginia, Kevin, Stazi, Karen, Leyla
Court Reporter.....................Yessika
prosecution attorneys..........Markus, Antony R., Kira
defense attorneys.................Zoe, Maya
Jack.........................................Daniel

witnesses
Ralph......................................Dimitri
Sam.........................................Sam
Eric..........................................Luis


Basically what a bailiff does is they walk around the court and give out messages threw out the court. The bailiff also helps the judge maintain order in the court and will escort and people that the judge tells them to escort out. The bailiff also swears in each wittiness every time they are called up to the stand. They also hands papers and information to the judge and like evidence and stuff like that.

What a bailiff says in the court:

The beginning of the court:
ALL RISE for the honorable judge .......

To be sworn in:
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god?