Criminal Trial Process

Criminal Trial Process

1. court jurisdiction

2. The adversary system

3. Legal personnel:

   • magistrate
   • judge
   • police prosecutor
   • Director of Public Prosecution
   • Public defenders

4. Pleas, charge negotiation

5. Legal representation, including legal aid burden and standard of proof

6. Use of evidence, including witnesses

7. Defences to criminal charges

   • Complete defences
   • partial defences to murder

8. Role of juries, including verdicts

9. Students learn to:

   • Describe the role of courts in the criminal justice process
   • Discuss the use of the adversary system as a means of achieving justice
   • Examine the role of legal representation in the criminal trial
   • Assess the use of defences to criminal charges in achieving justice
   • Evaluate the effectiveness of the jury system in the criminal trial
   • Assess the effectiveness of the criminal trial process as a means of achieving justice