Procedures of Criminal Trial (American) One of the most vaguely understood events in the United States is the modern criminal trial. Most people have a faint knowledge of the goings-on of criminal proceedings, mainly due to what is seen on television, but the person who knows the real course of a trial is rare. However, there is nothing mysterious about the events that determine criminal guilt. Trials are carefully orchestrated, following procedures that have been …
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…it does the result is a victory for the defense. A criminal trial is a complicated but closely choreographed event. Almost nothing happens without proper precedent, and even the most factually guilty defendant can be sure of having at least a small chance of getting "off the hook." The unbiased trial is a constitutional institution that may not always make sense to the average person, but that reflects the value of justice in American society.