 1) Jury Selection  2) Opening STATEMENTS  3) Presentation of the Prosecution Case  4) Presentation of the Defense Case  5) Closing ARGUMENT  6) Jury Instructions  7) Jury Deliberation  8) Verdict on Guilt  9) (if Defendant found guilty) Sentencing Phase  10) Judgment and Sentence

 Find out about the jury  Challenges for cause  Peremptory challenges  Trying to find jurors to dismiss

 Prosecution goes first  Then Defense

 Evidence is presented through witness testimony and documents  PROSECUTION’S direct examination  DEFENSE’S cross-examination

 The Defendant has a right NOT to put on a case!  DEFENSE’S direct examination  PROSECUTION’S cross-examination

 NOT like opening statements  ARGUES the facts that came out during the case  Prosecution goes first  Defense goes second  Prosecution has an opportunity for “rebuttal”

 Prosecution and Defense propose instructions for the jury  Judge reads the instructions to the jury  The jury instructions guide the next part…

 Deliberations are guided by the jury instructions

 Guilty = JURY MUST BE UNANIMOUS  Not Guilty = JURY MUST BE UNANIMOUS  “Hung Jury” = non-unanimous

 Both sides present evidence  Prosecution presents evidence about why the Defendant should receive a certain sentence  Defense presents evidence about why s/he should receive a lesser sentence  Defendant can take the stand but s/he’s not under oath

 Judgment of guilty  The sentence…