Vocabulary
Reasonable doubt
logical uncertainty
Who is in charge of the trial?
judge
acquit
(verb) declare a person on trial not guilty as a result of a unanimous jury vote.
who is the lawyer for the state
prosecutor
alibi
(noun) an excuse, real or fictional, that a person could not have committed a crime.
who is the lawyer for the accused?
defense attorney
alleged
adj) a person maintained by the police to have committed a crime, but not yet declared guilty by a jury; alleged criminals are legally innocent until proven guilty.
bias
(noun) prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.