Watching the film "The Trial", discussion on the issues presented in the film, opinions.
I revision of criminal proceedings: a) terminology related to criminal proceedings, b) basic stages of criminal proceedings.
II Short introduction to the background of the video:
location of the trial - the Edinburgh High Court;
III Introduction of the vocabulary used in the video:
Productions- documents, photographs, objects shown in court as evidence
Petty theft- minor theft
Discrepancy -difference, contradiction
Succumb - give in to, become a victim of
Deceased -dead
Circuitous route- indirect route
Premises- building or buildings
Reside- live
Lifted (slang)- arrested
Waylay- lie in way of, ambush (pasala)
Foreseeable- predictable
Forensic medicine- medical science concerned with solving crimes against people (e.g. autopsies of murdered people, taking blood samples from clothes, etc.)
Forensic expert
Forensic evidence
Postmortal dissection- cut open & examination of the body of a dead person to see how he died
Culpable homicide- murder or manslaughter
Unanimous- all agreeing completely
IV Watch the film and answer the following questions:
What happened to Mathew Flemming?
Where and when was he found?
What objects were found near the deceased man?
How long had Andrew Deacons been held in custody?
What was the number of the jury present in court trial?
What evidence did the forensic expert produce?
What evidence did the police officer produce?
Who was the main witness in A.Deacons’s case?
What did the counsel for the prosecution refer to in his final speech?
What did the counsel for the defence refer to in his final speech?
What aspects did the judge point out in his speech on question of law?
Did the jury reach the verdict unanimously or by majority?
What was the verdict?
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