2. It is crown counsel's job to convince the judge or jury that the appellant intended to commit a crime. Judge and jury must be kept fair and neutral, and only look at the bases of the fact. Therefore, it is crown counsel's job to prove an appellant is guilty with "beyond a reasonable doubt" to keep the trial fair and equal.
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The effect of the kind of questioning cited in the case report proves the unfairness of the trial and could shift the burden of proof from the Crown to the accused. Because accuse was asked to answer questions that covered the credibility issues of the witnesses, which was unfair to the accuse. Questions that were asked to involve in truthfulness of other witnesses and whether they were lying or not, and it cannot be answered by the accuse. Jury may analyze that because an accused cannot answer those questions, the witness's testimony may be true. Also, the jury must decide according to the facts of the cases, and asking witnesses' credibility of a testimonial can bring