The Prosecution - The Defender of Justice
Hello prosecution! You will be in charge of defending those who cannot speak for themselves. In this case, you defend a victim of the most heinous crime - murder. You will be working against the defense - in other words, you do NOT want to share your strategy for court with the other team. You will also want to predict what their strategy will be. Your team of prosecutors includes four lawyers - and a trial includes many difficult and intricate parts. It may help to split your lawyers up with different jobs (opening statement, objections, direct examination of expert witnesses, cross-examination, and a closing statement). You're responsible for:
- An opening statement
- Calling on and questioning witnesses (direct examination)
- Cross-examining witnesses (called by the prosecution)
- Closing Statement
Preparing Your Opening Statement
Each side may outline the proof to be presented to the jury during the trial. Opening statements are not evidence, only expectations of what each side expects the evidence to prove.
To the right is one example of an opening statement (this is from Law and Order). You may notice some of the tips below for preparing your statement:
Tips:
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Forming Objections
The video to the right is about objections. More instructions will be updated here soon. Thank you for checking in though. You're awesome.
Meanwhile, look at these fancy flash cards about the fifteen different types of objections!
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Preparing a Closing Statement
The video to the right is an example closing statement. Although it's tailored to the defense, you can still notice some important key points. Remember, it will be your job to make the defendant look guilty in the end. Watch the video and check below for some modified written notes:
The bottom video is another example of closing statements. Again, remember to play on the heinous nature of the murder and follow the outlined points above. |
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