Reflection
The mock trial involved two opposing teams displaying evidence that is included in the information given, eg. police report, police interview and witness recounts. The verdict was decided by a jury and an impartial judge was used to keep order in the court. With this information the members of the two teams allocated certain roles to members of the group. These roles included barristers and witnesses.
In the mock trial that I was involved in the role allocated to me was the witness name Joel Smith. Joel Smith is the accused person in the trial, and as Joel Smith the job I had to prepare a number of questions for the barrister to ask, as seen in attached document. The purpose of these questions were to proclaim the innocence of …show more content…
One of the main advantages of the adversary system is the inclusion of an impartial judge which helps to achieve justice for the accused, whether that be guilty or innocent. Another positive of the adversary system is the jury being included. The jury provides a broad cross section of the community all having different values. This range of people can be more beneficial in reaching a just verdict than a judge as the judge, although they are not meant to, can have preconceived notions. This fair verdict was evident when the jury achieved a fair verdict in the mock trial that was conducted in class. Another positive of the adversary system is that it includes procedures that benefit the wrongly …show more content…
This protection may work for the wrongly accused and innocent people who are caught up in trials but it also works against the justice system with guilty people achieving an innocent verdict. Another negative for the adversarial system is the extremely high costs of some of the trials that are conducted, this can be hard to pay off for some of the participants in the trial. This was not evident in the mock trial conducted in class, although is a large disadvantage in real life trials. One of the main rules and rights in the adversarial system is the ability to have legal representation in a trial. Although this right is largely irrelevant if the defendant cannot afford the large legal fees that come with being represented. The cost side of the negatives was not seen in the mock trial although during the visit to the magistrates court it was evident. Almost all of the people in the magistrate court represented themselves and some was due to the
The mock trial involved two opposing teams displaying evidence that is included in the information given, eg. police report, police interview and witness recounts. The verdict was decided by a jury and an impartial judge was used to keep order in the court. With this information the members of the two teams allocated certain roles to members of the group. These roles included barristers and witnesses.
In the mock trial that I was involved in the role allocated to me was the witness name Joel Smith. Joel Smith is the accused person in the trial, and as Joel Smith the job I had to prepare a number of questions for the barrister to ask, as seen in attached document. The purpose of these questions were to proclaim the innocence of …show more content…
One of the main advantages of the adversary system is the inclusion of an impartial judge which helps to achieve justice for the accused, whether that be guilty or innocent. Another positive of the adversary system is the jury being included. The jury provides a broad cross section of the community all having different values. This range of people can be more beneficial in reaching a just verdict than a judge as the judge, although they are not meant to, can have preconceived notions. This fair verdict was evident when the jury achieved a fair verdict in the mock trial that was conducted in class. Another positive of the adversary system is that it includes procedures that benefit the wrongly …show more content…
This protection may work for the wrongly accused and innocent people who are caught up in trials but it also works against the justice system with guilty people achieving an innocent verdict. Another negative for the adversarial system is the extremely high costs of some of the trials that are conducted, this can be hard to pay off for some of the participants in the trial. This was not evident in the mock trial conducted in class, although is a large disadvantage in real life trials. One of the main rules and rights in the adversarial system is the ability to have legal representation in a trial. Although this right is largely irrelevant if the defendant cannot afford the large legal fees that come with being represented. The cost side of the negatives was not seen in the mock trial although during the visit to the magistrates court it was evident. Almost all of the people in the magistrate court represented themselves and some was due to the