Roles in a Trial

Choose one word you think of when you hear the word "trial".

What is the purpose of a trial?

• To assess the guilt of an accused person and hand down a sentence

• To punish someone who has done something wrong

• To investigate a crime

The role of a judge includes everything except...

• Overseeing the court

• Sentence the defendant

• Delivering justice

• Finding evidence to include in the case

If someone is acting inappropriately in court, whose job is it to intervene?

• The jury

• The defendant

• The judge

This role determines if a defendant is guilty or innocent.

• The jury

• The judge

• The prosecutor

This role cannot be biased.

• The defendant

• The defense attorney

• The jury

The accused person is known as

• The defendant

• The prosecutor

• The defense attorney

True/ False: The defendant is always guilty of the crime they are accused of.

• True

• False

Describe the defense attorney's main role.

The prosecutor is supposed to

• defend the accused using sound evidence and logic

• conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the state or the people against those accused of having committed criminal offenses

• arrest the defendant and gather all the evidence by conducting interviews and forensic analysis at the crime scene