Court Room Participant Chart

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Courtroom Participant Chart

Complete the following chart.

What are the individual’s responsibilities in the courtroom process?

Why is it important for these responsibilities to be fulfilled adequately? (Consider the effect of overzealousness as compared with the effect of underperformance.)

Prosecutor

Defense attorney

Judge

Juror

Defendant

Victim


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Individual responsibilities in a courtroom
Prosecutor
A prosecutor is a lawyer who represents the plaintiff in a lawsuit against the parties
charged with violating state laws. Prosecutors are called State Attorneys in Illinois while in other
states they are called district attorneys. The prosecutor should not be overzealous because he
could lead to overly harsh punishment. On the other hand, an underperforming prosecutor could
lead to a guilty person not being held accountable for their wrongdoing. In both outcomes,
justice will not be served, and the public will lose faith in the court (Bennet, 2014).
Defense attorney
The role of a defense attorney is to advocate for the accused party; he protects his client's
interest and makes sure that law is used as it should. His role begins long before the trial; he
starts by gaining an in-depth understanding of the client's ...


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