1. 1 So, the prisoner has been charged, the CPS has decided there is
enough evidence to have a good chance of securing a conviction,
and the prisoner is in prison on remand waiting for his trial ……
The following slides practise some of the vocabulary needed to follow the legal process through a courtroom trial. There are various different kinds of court in the UK, but this exercise focuses on the Crown Court where serious crimes such as murder are treated.
First of all, have a look at a typical court layout and
try to identify the location of the various players …… 1 1

2. Law & Order B – the Trial Process
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judge
witness
box
recorder
counsel for the defence
jury
counsel for the prosecution
defence team
dock
(accused)
dock
judge
defence
counsel
(a barrister)
defence
team
prosecution
counsel
(a barrister)
prosecution
team
jury
prosecution team
public
general public
recorder
witness box 2 2

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If the charge is not very serious, the accused may be __________;
this is when he pays a large sum of money to the court
which he will lose if he doesn’t turn up for his court hearing.
bailed 3 3

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If the charge IS serious, then the accused is held on ______,
this means kept in prison while waiting for his or her trial.
remand 4 4

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Anyone charged with a criminal offence has the right
to ask for a ___________ to give him or her legal advice.
solicitor 5 5

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The accused’s solicitor will brief a specialist advocate called
a __________, who will speak in court on the accused’s behalf.
barrister 6 6

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At a trial, it is the ________ who is reponsible for the proceedings
and who keeps control of the prosecution and defence barristers!
judge 7 7

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In a very serious trial, there will also be a group of 12 people called a ________,
who will make the final decision concerning the accused’s guilt or innocence.
jury 8 8

9. The prisoner is usually referred to during the trial as _____________.
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The prisoner is usually referred to during the trial as _____________.
the accused 9 9

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The accused sits in a special part of the court called the _____________.
dock 10 10

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At the beginning of the trial, the accused has to _______ “Guilty” or “Not guilty”.
plead 11 11

12. In making his plea, the accused has to swear an _______ on the Bible.
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In making his plea, the accused has to swear an _______ on the Bible.
oath
A witness has to ANSWER this question: "Do you solemnly swear that the evidence that you give to the court will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" 12 12

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A number of ______ may be called to give evidence
of what they saw, heard or otherwise know.
witnesses 13 13

14. These witnesses give their ________ to the court.
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These witnesses give their ________ to the court.
evidence 14 14

15. Another way to say this is that the witnesses ___________.
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Another way to say this is that the witnesses ___________.
testify 15 15

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The prosecution call THEIR witnesses first. These are people who will give evidence which is UNFAVOURABLE to the accused. As soon as the prosecuting barrister has finished questioning them, the defence barrister is allowed to _______ them to try to refute the witnesses evidence given for the prosecution.
cross examine 16 16

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Not telling the truth in the witness box is a serious crime
called “__________”, for which you may be imprisoned.
perjury 17 17

18. then he or she may be charged with “_________ the course of justice”.
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If any witness is found to have lied – or otherwise tried to deceive the court –
then he or she may be charged with “_________ the course of justice”.
perverting 18 18

19. START AGAIN
Perverting the course of justice is a very serious _________
for which you can also be imprisoned.
offence 19 19

20. After the oath, the prosecution presents its _______.
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After the oath, the prosecution presents its _______.
case 20 20

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When both sides have presented their case, the judge gives his _________-up.
summing-up 21 21

22. The judge _________ the jury in their duties.
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The judge _________ the jury in their duties.
instructs 22 22

23. The jury retires to consider its __________.
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The jury retires to consider its __________.
verdict 23 23

24. In Scotland there is another verdict possible, “not proven”.
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There are only two possible verdicts in England, __________ or not __________.
guilty
In Scotland there is another verdict possible, “not proven”. 24 24

25. If the verdict is “guilty”, we say the prisoner has been ___________.
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If the verdict is “guilty”, we say the prisoner has been ___________.
convicted 25 25

26. The associated noun is “acquittal”.
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If the verdict is “NOT guilty”, then we say the prisoner has been ___________.
acquitted
The associated noun is “acquittal”. 26 26

27. START AGAIN
If the verdict is guilty, the judge has to ________ the accused.
sentence
“sentence” is both a verb AND a noun. 27 27

28. This would be called an adjournment.
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The judge may ______ the court till a later date so that he can consider his verdict.
adjourn
This would be called an adjournment. 28 28

29. An appeal may be granted or rejected.
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In many cases a convicted prisoner may launch an ______, claiming that the trail was in some way unfair. This ____ is considered by a special court comprising a number of judges.
appeal
An appeal may be granted or rejected. 29 29

30. If the appeal _________, then the prisoner has to purge his sentence
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If the appeal _________, then the prisoner has to purge his sentence
is rejected or fails 30 30

31. START AGAIN
Prisoners are often released early if their ________ in jail has been good.
behaviour 31 31

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If they are released early, they are said to be _______, but if they reoffend then
they have to return to jail at once to complete their full original sentence.
on parole
This is from the French word “parole” for word. In other words,
a prisoner on parole has given his word that he will not reoffend 32 32

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Unfortunately, some prisoners on parole _________ and if caught
are returned to prison to complete their original sentence.
reoffend
This is from the French word “parole” for word. In other words,
a prisoner on parole has given his word that he will not reoffend. 33 33

34. If a prisoner on parole reoffends, we say that ____________
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If a prisoner on parole reoffends, we say that ____________
(trying to encourage and/or train someone not to turn to crime) has failed.
rehabilitation 34 34