The Importance Of Serving As A Jury

We all have the privilege to be attempted by our associates, and it is a thoughtful approach to include the group in regulating equity. There are circumstances in which the law is unjust, and it is the duty of a member of the jury to speak to the supposition of the general population. Serving as a Jury was a reasonable way for me to maintain an individual liberty and just to watch out for the government: making sure it doesn 't push unjust laws on fellow citizens. These reasons drove me to participate in the American University mock trial that was held at the Montgomery County judicial center in Rockville. During the mock trial, I got the chance to meet Judge Christian, who in the middle fifties, American University law students who acted as the defendant, plaintiff, audience and my co-jurors who were students from Montgomery College and the University of Maryland. Before the trial began, we the jurors, nine students were led to the deliberation room where the judge instructed us about what was going to be our responsibilities as jurors since it was our first time. For some minute, the trial began, the clerk called court rise, the judge took his seat and then we sat back in our chairs. During the trial, we the jurors took a place on the far right of where the judge was sitting, the judge sat in the middle of the center in front of everyone, the clerk sat right next to the magistrate. The defendant and his attorney sat the far left side of the judge while the plaintiff, the prosecutor sat at the far right side of the accused. During the trial, the prosecutor first made an opening statement, followed by the defense attorney to give a roadmap of their case for the jury to follow by outlining their evidence. In the prosecutor 's opening statement, I realized that she was fighting to seek justice for the victim while the defense counsel fights for the life of the defendant. In the opening statement, the prosecutor believed that Sanchez, a college student, was charged with first-degree murder of gun violence, premeditated murder by stabbing Patrick Conner and participation in a criminal gang. The prosecutor explained that on March 10, 2014, Sanchez, who was believed to be part of a criminal gang, named the skull had stabbed a man who was thought to have an affiliation with …show more content…
Sanchez on the day of incident wore a red and white shirt that was believed to be the different attire worn by the skull. Therefore, he should be convicted of his charges. The defense counsel in their opening statement also emphasized that it was self-defense because Sanchez was hit and threatened by Patrick the deceased. During the trial witnesses from both sides were direct and cross-examined by both counsel and asked questions about the incident. Witnesses were Sarah Kelly a neighbor saw what happened, embrace a bystander and detective Hefler and expert witness who had been working with controlling the gang violence in the Silver Spring area. The prosecutor and the defense attorney did a direct examination and direct examination, by asking the four witnesses. An expert witness was also questioned and testified that even though, Sanchez name did not appear in the criminal database; he might be part of the gang. During the trial, the judge