01:202:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Prosecutor, The Courtroom, United States Marshals Service
29 Nov 2016
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Acquittal- not enough evidence to prove you guilty. Trial: the examination in court of the issues of fact and relevant law in a case for the purpose of convicting or acquitting the defendant. Courtroom work group: the professional courtroom actors, including judges, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, public defenders. Judge: has the primary duty of ensuring justice. Federal-level judges are nominated by the president, and conformed by the senate. State judgeships are won through population election or political appointment. Missouri plan for judicial selection (merit plan of judicial selection): Has a panel, selects 2-3 candidates, then it goes to popular vote. Prosecuting attorney:an attorney whose official duty is to conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the state or the people against those accused of having committed criminal offenses. Prosecutorial discretion: the decision-making power of prosecutors, based on the wide range of choices available to them. Exculpatory evidence: any info having a tendency to clear a person of guilt or blame.
