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From Create Your Own Story
"In this country, there are no juries. The verdict is decided by a crowd of people who come to watch. "Trials for capital offences always take place outside in an open court, if weather permits the day after the crime is committed. There is a stage on which the judge, current witness, attorneys, and defendant stand. "Each trial must be finished within seven hours. The first, third, fifth, and last hours are the meat of the actual trial; the second, fourth, and sixth hours are extra time for breaks and extra investigation if it becomes necessary." "How does the verdict work?" "I'm not done yet. Anyway, the trial hours generally go through cycles of four phases: Direct Examination, Cross Examination, Argument, and Rebuttal." ".........................
