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英語經(jīng)典美文誦讀100篇:046.a visit to an american court

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[00:05.19]046.A Visit to an American Court

[00:11.35]In America, courtroom proceedings are generally open to the public and can,

[00:16.90]within strict guidelines, be reported on in newspapers and on radio and television.

[00:23.58]We use the word “allegation” and its verb form “allege”

[00:29.71]to indicate that charges brought against a person have not been proven.

[00:35.25]Cameras are also generally barred from courtrooms to protect the identities of the jurors,

[00:42.12]unless special permission is given by the judge.

[00:45.60]A jury, by the way, consists of from six to twelve ordinary citizens who are chosen by lottery to hear a case and decide,

[00:55.50]under instructions from the judge, on whether the persons being tried are guilty or innocent.

[01:03.88]In some cases which attract widespread public interest,

[01:08.26]permission is given to televise the proceedings

[01:11.05]if and only if the television cameras never photograph the members of the jury.

[01:18.22]An exception to the rule of open proceedings are the proceedings of a Grand Jury.

[01:24.30]Grand Jury proceedings are always secret. In this instance,

[01:29.56]a jury is convened not to judge a defendant guilty or not guilty but to decide

[01:35.96]if sufficient evidence is on hand to bring charges against someone and begin a public trial.

[01:42.95]The secrecy of the grand jury proceedings is considered necessary to protect the integrity of the testimony

[01:50.13]and the evidence which may be brought forward later in a public trial.

[01:55.41]The secrecy prevents any future jury members from having formed an opinion about the case before the facts are known;

[02:03.45]and it protects the reputations of people who may have been wrongfully or unnecessarily accused of a crime.

[02:12.44]The fundamental rule of American legal practice is that a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty.

[02:21.43]The people accusing or prosecuting the defendant must prove through facts and testimony

[02:28.44]that the person is guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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