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10. Taking into account the possibility of a convict becoming
reformed before his term of imprisonment is completed, criminal law
provides for conditional release.
11. The task of criminal law is to protect the social and state sys-
tem and the existing law and order against criminal encroachments.
12. According to the law the magistrate conducting a prelimi-
nary hearing is obliged to inform the accused
of his right to legal coun-
sel.
13. Training gives the inmates a trade which they may use after
discharging.
14. Chance of the robber being convicted is little.
15. The guilty plea is often used when a person is facing both
criminal and civil charges.
16. If a criminal is brought to justice he or she is punished for a
crime by being arrested and tried in a court of law.
17. He has been in court on several previous occasions but only
for committing minor offences.
18. Robbery is the crime of seizing property through violence
or intimidation.
19. Being a judge disqualifies you from being a Member of Par-
liament.
20. Fraud is getting property or money from people by making
them believe untrue things.
21. Robbery is stealing something by
using force or threatening
to use force.
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1. Both the prosecution and defence are interested in present-
ing the evidence in the most favourable light for their sides.
2. The opening statements usually take place before calling the
first witness.
3. Anyone accused of committing a serious offence has the
right to defence.
4. The judge helps the jury understand laws relating to the trial
and passes the sentence if there is a guilty verdict.
5. The witnesses were warned against giving dishonest testi-
mony.
6. Magistrates having no reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the
accused, the verdict was given unanimously.
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7. The clerks of magistrates’ courts being qualified lawyers, lay
magistrates (justices of the peace) are guided by them on points of
law.
8. The jurors having been instructed by the judge upon their
duties, they retired to the jury room and consideration of the verdict
began.
9. In reviewing the motoring offence case (the case of causing
death by dangerous driving) appealed from the common pleas court
the judges found out the ground for rehearing.
10. We congratulated the attorney for the defence on winning
the case (on having won the case) of MP’s violent death.
11. The US Supreme Court is the
highest court in the nation, the
Chief Justice and eight associate justices being appointed for life by
the President.
12. The defendant risked appearing at the scene of the crime to
fetch the handkerchief he had left there.
13. The accused denied being assisted in committing the bur-
glary.
14. While trying the case the magistrates decided to commit it
to the Crown Court for sentencing.
15. The eye-witness saw the burglar unlocking the door.
16. Murder, manslaughter, armed robbery, burglary being in-
dictable offences, magistrates always commit them to the Crown
Court for trial.
17. Keeping law and order has always been a difficult task.
18. The tort of
conversion covers taking, destroying or selling
someone else’s goods.
19. Cross-examining was postponed indefinitely.
20. There is no denying that walking away from the UN over the
war issue is not in America’s long-term interests.
21. Distributing or offering to distribute copies of a work to the
public is considered publication.
22. Voting machines are often not used in the USA, votes be-
ing cast by marking the official ballot papers which are numbered
with pen or pencil, so that allegations of fraud or irregularities may be
checked if necessary.