prosecution team
Those pressing charges
The prosecution team is the group of lawyers and legal staff working to prove a defendant's guilt in a criminal case.
The term emphasizes the collaborative nature of the effort: The prosecution team spent months building their case.
In high-profile trials, prosecution teams may include investigators, paralegals, and expert consultants alongside the lead prosecutors.
- district attorneyCounty's chief prosecuting officer
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
smoking gun · indictment · criminal charges · trial · opening statement · jury · witness · sworn testimony · cross-examination · burden of proof · beyond reasonable doubt · charges · plea deal · conviction · counsel · case · testimony · subpoena
- criminal trialarraignment, defense attorney, courtroom, criminal trial, charges
- prosecutiondistrict attorney, DA, public prosecutors, assistant DA, ADA
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- lawyer groupsbar associations, bar association, law society, Inns of Court, professional guilds
prosecution teamdefense team
Attorneys representing the accused
defense counsel · defense attorneys · defense lawyers · public defender · criminal defense
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