Match the words with their definitions.

1. judge a smb who has been charged with committing a crime

2. witness b a professional who decides how a criminal should be punished

3. jury c a professional who speaks for the accused and advises him/her in court

4. prosecutor d smb who has seen a crime happen

5. junior defence lawyer e a professional who assists the lawyer of the accused

6. accused f a group of people in court who decide whether smb is innocent or guilty

7. police officer g smb whose job is to deter people from committing crimes and to arrest

those who break the law

8. court reporter h a professional who represents the state in court

9. defence lawyer i smb who notes down what is said in court

The success of a lawyer, especially a prosecutor, among other things depends on a skill in making a capital speech, based in some cases on the ability to attack, to force his opinion on the jury. Act as an attorney for the state in an imaginary case and prove at least one piece of evidence against the accused. Exercise your ability to ask the right kind of question, to be forceful in proving your point, in attacking the counterarguments.

 

16. Fill in with: accused, evidence, convicted, sentenced, tried, arrested, guilty, put, suspected:

The police had 1) ….. Paul Williams for months, and when they finally gathered some real 2) ….. against him, he was 3)..... by the police and 4) ….. of trafficking in drugs. A few weeks later he was 5)..... for the crime. The jury were quickly con­vinced that he was 6)...... of drug-trafficking, so he was 7)..... of the crime and 8)..... to ten years in prison. The police were satisfied they had managed to 9) ….. such a dangerous criminal behind bars.

Below you see the story of an extraordinary case in British legal history. The, affair started in 1949 and was finally closed in 1986. At the moment, there are a number of gaps in the story. Use the words below to complete it.