In the adversarial system, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The power lying within the adversaries; the prosecutor and the defense each present the facts of the case and the court room becomes something similar to a playing field as the adversaries battle for a guilty/ not guilty verdict,. The Judge is to remain neutral, weighing the arguments of both sides, merely nothing but a referee in the trial process; eventually producing a judgment. This is where the term "blind justice" comes from. The judge is not blind to the facts but has to have a blind eye when it comes to the race, religion or socioeconomic status of the accused. The famous statue of justice which is a blindfolded woman holding a balance scale is symbolic
