court prosecution
Government brings charges
Court prosecution refers to the legal process of pursuing criminal charges against a defendant in a court of law, or the prosecuting party itself.
The prosecution presents evidence and argues that the accused committed the alleged crime: The court prosecution called three witnesses to testify.
It stands opposite the defense in adversarial legal systems.
- defendantParty facing charges
- legal counselProfessional juridical guidance
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- opening statementFirst formal address
- burden of proofDuty to prove allegations
indictment · criminal charges · charges · evidence · star witness · guilty · verdict · attorney · criminal · judge · sentencing · witness · sworn testimony · jury · conviction · arraignment · grand jury · felony
court prosecutiondefense
Protection against harm
defense counsel · criminal defense · defense attorney · defense lawyer · public defender
court prosecutionacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
exoneration · not guilty verdict · dismissal · vindication · charges dropped
court prosecutioninnocence project
Organization overturning unjust convictions
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