The Defense Attorney's Role In The Judicial System

 In the criminal justice system, there is the Judicial System where it is the system of courts that applies the law for a particular state. In speaking of the court, there are tons of roles that professional people are employed in such as the prosecutor and defense attorney. With the regards to the prosecutor, their job in a criminal trial is to represent a state where they prove a case beyond reasonable doubt against a defendant. On the other hand, there is the defense attorney in the criminal trial. The defense attorney represents as a defense person where they defend their client in a way that their client doesn’t incriminate themselves. In addition to the defense attorney, they will view a case with their client and have a strategy in place during the trial by assisting and analyzing the best solution.
 During the process of a felony trial, there will be a Preliminary Hearing which is also known as “prelim”. The preliminary hearing will occur a few weeks after criminal complaint has been filed against a person as well as having the pre-trial conference and
Questions that can be direct are questions such as open ended and non-leading questions. These are questions that can give a narrative response. For example: “What is your full name?” “On September 23, 2015 at approximately 12:30 pm, what were you doing?” “Where did you go to school?” If any leading questions were to be asked, they will be objected. On the other hand, there are the cross-examination questions. Cross-examination questions are questions that will support and advance the case. As a matter of fact, these are favorable question and answers to obtain valuable information about a case. Here are some examples of a cross-examination questions: “Are you sure it was my client, Mr. Smith?” “He appeared to have a gun around his waist, is that right?” Do you know any members of this