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Attorney P1

The document provides an overview of the role of attorneys in the legal system, distinguishing between the Prosecution and Defense. It outlines the basic structure of a trial, including phases such as opening statements, mid-trial proceedings, and closing statements. Additionally, it explains the appointment of attorneys and the responsibilities associated with each role in a courtroom setting.

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Attorney P1

The document provides an overview of the role of attorneys in the legal system, distinguishing between the Prosecution and Defense. It outlines the basic structure of a trial, including phases such as opening statements, mid-trial proceedings, and closing statements. Additionally, it explains the appointment of attorneys and the responsibilities associated with each role in a courtroom setting.

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Ministry of Justice

Attorney P1 - Introduction
1. What is an Attorney?
● An Attorney is an agent of the law representing one of the two
opposing parties within a case. There will always be these two
sides, the Prosecution and the Defense.

● The Prosecution will be responsible for representing the State and


prosecuting the individual brought to court with the charges he has
been given, as well as representing the interests of the victims. The
Defense will be responsible for representing and defending the
rights of the defendant / accused, whom has been charged with an
infringement of the law.
2. Which one can I be?
● Attorneys will be allowed to play both roles given there is a
necessity / scarcity of either positions, however, it is recommended
that you choose one role and stick to it.

● Lawyers (Defense) can be hired and form their own private law
firms, as well as announce their services. They can be appointed by
a Judge if the defendant cannot hire a Lawyer. Prosecutors,
however, cannot be hired, and will always be appointed by the
State, due to the fact they are also expected to be impartial to a
certain degree, and serve their duty as an agent of the Law.
3. Basic structure of a Trial
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Phases of Trial:
-Readiness of both counsels
-Oath of Truth
-Judge Opening
-Prosecution Opening
-Defense Opening
-Mid-Trial
-Closing Statements
Judge: Greetings everyone. Today we will be Judge: “Then we shall begin as normal.
hosting the Trial of (x). I hope both parties are Prosecution, I call upon you to begin your
ready to commence. Prosecution? opening statement.”

Prosecution: Yes, Your honor.


(Prosecution provides opening statements,
Judge: Defense? charges, reasoning for charges, etc).

“Are you finished? (yes.) Good, then I call upon


Defense: Yes, Your honor.
the Defense to perform their opening
Judge: Then we shall begin. I shall recite the Oath statements.”
of Truth.
(Defense states their reasoning as to why the
(Oath is spoken and vowed, is in effect). defendant is innocent; This part is meant to be
an introduction, you will not be giving the
Judge: “Now that we have proclaimed the Oath, I
entirety of your thesis and reasoning here, you
shall recite the Charges that the defendant is
will do that in the mid-trial. This is a short
facing. These are, respectively, (charge),
resumé of why your client is innocent).
(charge,) (charge). Does the defendant proclaim
himself guilty or not guilty?” “Is that all? (yes, your honor). Then we shall
move on to the Prosecution’s presentation of
(Defendant declares himself not guilty to all
evidence.
charges).
During this part, the prosecution is able to call The Lawyer and the Prosecutor will proceed in
their witnesses to the stand (one at a time), this back-and-forth of showing evidence until
present evidence and reasoning as to why the they either run out of arguments and are
defendant is guilty of the charges he’s been stopped by the Judge or they both conclude and
given; The Lawyer has the right to object to the decide to move on to their closing statements.
Prosecution’s statements, whenever appropriate,
and the Judge will either sustain or deny the The Lawyer may also submit evidence and
objection. witnesses to sustain his case, if he has any.

When witnesses are called up, they will be After both are done, they will move on to closing
allowed to speak and may not be interrupted by statements.
anyone other than themselves or the Judge. The
Closing statements are the final considerations
Lawyer will be able to cross-examine the Witness
of each of the counsels; They will do a recap of
after it is done speaking, by asking the Judge,
why they believe the accused is guilty or
“Your honor, may I cross-examine the witness?”
innocent, depending on their role.
Cross-examining is basically asking the witness
After they are finished, the Judge will declare
questions and contesting them, such as, “How
the sentence or drop charges (individually).
could you be sure it was the same person you
saw? Why were you there at that time? Who were
you with? How could you be sure it was that
person from so far away?” Etc.

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