o a state court
o a district court
o a court of appeal
o a specialized court
o the Supreme Court
b)Listen again and complete the conversation.
Client (M): So, is my case going to the 1) ______________ courts?
Attorney (F): No, that's not going to happen.
Client: Why not? It's a dispute with the state
Attorney: Well, 2) ___________ courts usually have jurisdiction over
smaller cases like yours.
Client: I see. What do we do if the district court 3) _____________ against us?
Attorney: We ask for the case to be 4) _____________ in the Court of Appeals.
Client: And they have to 5) _______________ it, right?
Attorney: Yes. There's no 6) ____________ review in appeals courts.
That's reserved for the Supreme Court.
Use the conversation from Ex. 11 to complete a lawyer's letter to a client.
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Listen and read this email between an attorney and his colleague.
Fiona, I'm writing to update you on the Trindle case. At the arraignment last month, the defendant was charged. However, he rejected plea bargain. So he will be sentenced or acquitted at the trial. Since then, his lawyer has requested discovery. So, there'll probably be a pre-trial hearing where the defendant lawyer tries to suppress evidence.
You will handle the discovery process and pre-trial hearing. I need you to make sure all the evidence is accepted. I don't want hung jury and mistrial because evidence isn't shown.
I know we can count on you.
David Wallace, Assistant Prosecutor.
14. Circle the correct answers.
1. What is the email about?
A) a recent case which has been tried
B) the proceedings leading up to a trial
C) a new client who has been sentenced.
D) a court case that ended in a mistrial
2. Which of the following has NOT yet happened?
A) an arraignment
B) a request for discovery
C) a pre-trial hearing
D) a plea bargain
3. What can you infer about the defendant?
A) He will be charged with a crime.
B) He was acquitted in a previous trial.
C) He successfully suppressed evidence before.
D) Ho was offered a lesser sentence to avoid a trial.
15. Write a word that is similar in meaning with the underlined part.
1. The woman was proven not guilty of shoplifting charge.
a_ _ _ _ _ _ _d
2. The defense lawyer wants to prevent being shown some of the evidence.
_u_ _ _ _ _ _
3. The defendant's lawyer has requested information from the other side concerning the case.
_ _ s_ _ _ _ _ _
Read the sentence pairs. Choose where the words best fit in the blanks.
sentenced / charged
The woman was found guilty and was ____________ to two years in prison.
The man was arrested and ___________ with theft.
trial / arraignment
At the ___________ the man was formally charged with the crime.
At the end of the _____________ the man was found guilty.
Mistrial / pre-trial hearing
The case resulted in a ____________ because some of the evidence was false.
The lawyers hope they can solve the problem at a ____________.
17. Listen to an attorney speaking to a colleague on the phone.
A) Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F).
1. The man is pleased with the results from the pre-trial hearing.
2. The judge will not allow all of the evidence to be shown at the trial.
3. The woman hopes to prosecute the case against the defendant.
B) Listen again and complete the conversation.
A1: Hello. Fiona Barksdale speaking.
A2: Fiona, it's David. I'm calling about the 1) __________ ___________ ________ yesterday. How did it go?
A1: It went really well. The judge didn't 2) ____________ any evidence.
A2: That's good. I was worried when the defense attorney requested 3) __________. When is the 4) _____________ scheduled for?
A1: November. We still have some time to prepare.
A2: Good. I really don't want this to end in a 5) ___________.
A1: Me neither. In fact I'd like to 6) ____________ it myself.
A2: Good. I think you can win it.
Use the conversation from Ex to fill out notes about pre- trial hearing.
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