jury arward announced
Four characteristics of Anglo-American legal proceedings
英美法系诉讼程序的四个特点
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NO.1 The judge not actively evidence inquiry or by authority. The task of investigation and evidence to control, Anglo-American law system distinguishes between the two sides, the judge were asked to selfrestraint in the process of investigation, neutral to remain objective.
英美法系实行当事人主义,庭审采用对抗制(adversary sys-tern),即原告、被告双方地位平等,权利相同,控、 辩双方就有争议的问题提出证据以支持本方的主张,申辩事 实并进行辩论,法官负责主持庭审,不主动调查证据。
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The jury selected
Opening statemen t
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Famous Simpson case, for example, at the beginning of the trial, prosecutors occupies considerable advantage, their hand is quite sufficient evidence. Simpson's "dream team", however, with the ingenious method has carried on the back. This case is very important to a witness is at that time the police to investigate, in cross-examination, Simpson's lawyer, the police to see if there is racial discrimination, after get negative answer they played a police of a speech in public, frequently appear in the word "nigger". Although whether police have racial discrimination preference relations with o.j. Simpson is not large, the lawyers, however, by showing that the police lie on this issue to the jury, points out that the police is not credible, he can lie on whether or not they have racial discrimination, employment may lie in crime sce第n8e页/共14页