Выразите согласие/несогласие со следующими утверждениями

1. When opening the session the Clerk of the Court is called.

2. One of the main principles of the English law is that a person is innocent until proven guilty.

3. Only the prosecution attorneys give their closing arguments.

4. There are no special rules about what evidence is admissible in criminal proceedings.

5. In jury cases the judge is responsible for the legal ruling of trial procedures.

6. The procedures for appealing are the same in every court of law.

Соотнесите слова из левой колонки с их определениями из правой колонки.

1) defendant	a) a person who suffers injury, loss, or death as a result of criminal activity or other circumstances.
2) victim	b) the person who leads a trial and decides on the sentence.
3) jury	c) someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event.
4) prosecution	d) the party against which a legal action or suit is brought in a court of law.
5) judge	e) a specific number of lay people, selected as prescribed by law to render a verdict in a trial.
6) witness	f) the party that initiates a criminal case.

7. Составьте словосочетания (глагол+существительное), обратите внимание на их перевод. Используйте их для обсуждения темы «Уголовный процесс».

Глаголы Существительные

report investigate cross-examine commit decide lodge arrest resolve overturn convict acquit summarize

crime criminal charge person case the accused suspect witness verdict

Работа в парах. На основе текста“Criminal Procedure” установите всех участников уголовного процесса.

Cоставьте на основе прочитанного текста резюме, в котором опишите стадии уголовного процесса и роль каждого участника этого процесса.

UNIT 4. THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation