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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of pre-trial activities. The paper is structured as speaking notes for a six slide powerpoint presentation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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before the trial itself and are known as pre-trial activities Speaker Notes: The pre-eminent purpose of the criminal justice system is to provide a fair trial by jury for
any individual accused of a crime, under the presumption that they are innocent until proven guilty. Accordingly, nearly all aspects of the criminal process are highly regulated and formalized, and
pre-trial activities are no exception. As potential jurists, these are the steps that will be undertaken in preparation for virtually any criminal trial. Slide Two: Jury Selection
All accused individuals are entitled to be judged by a "jury of their peers" Consequently, jurists must be selected at random from a representative sample of the community Therefore, modern
jury selection includes individuals from all classes and walks of life, and is entirely randomized (Meyer & Grant, 2003). Speaker Notes: Jury selection is one of the most
important parts of the pre-trial process, as it provides for the "jury of ones peers" that is the Constitutional right of all Americans accused of crimes. Modern jury selection was
instituted in the 1960s via an act of congress that provided for the randomized selection of jurists from all classes and walks of life. Generally, when one acquires a drivers
license, registers with the Selective Service, or registers to vote, one is entered into a pool from which jurist candidates are randomly selected. This helps to ensure that juries are
made up from "a representative cross section of the community" and helps reduce corruption and bias among juries. Slide Three: Discovery Before the trial, the defense and
prosecution exchange information with one another This is to help both sides prepare their arguments for the trial itself Both sides also take depositions from witnesses during this phase (American
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