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Vocabulary

bring a motion bring before a court circumstances clerical error conclude a trial handle the trial

disregard the lack of evidence dissatisfy with the end result enter a verdict entry of a judgment essential element extend

extreme decisions

file a motion with a court

find in one’s favor

following a verdict

formalize

fraud

go against the weight of the evidence

grant a motion

ground

improper

induce

judgment

lodging of an appeal motion

motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict

motion to amend or nullify the judgment

movant

nonmovant

obtain

overrule a decision overturn a decision post-trial motion

prerequisite procedural device production of the evidence reasonable jury reverse

set aside a verdict support a verdict unfair

подавати клопотання подавати до суду обставини

канцелярська помилка

закінчувати судовий розгляд справи

розглядати судову справу

ігнорувати недостатність доказів

не задовольнятися кінцевим результатом

винести вердикт

винесення судового рішення

суттєвий елемент

подовжувати

крайні рішення

подавати клопотання до суду

вирішувати на користь (когось)

після винесення вердикту

формалізувати

обман

суперечити сукупності доказів

задовольняти клопотання

підстава

неналежний

примушувати

судове рішення

подача апеляції

клопотання

клопотання про рішення всупереч вердикту присяжних

клопотання про зміну або скасування судового рішення

сторона, що подає клопотання

сторона, що не подає клопотання

отримувати

скасовувати рішення

скасовувати винесене рішення

клопотання, заявлене після закінчення

судового розгляду

необхідна передумова

процедурний засіб

пред’явлення доказів

помірковане журі

скасовувати, змінювати

скасовувати вердикт

обґрунтовувати вердикт

несправедливий

UKRAINIAN - ENGLISH

винесення судового рішення entry of a judgment

винести вердикт enter a verdict

вирішувати на користь (когось) find in one’s favor

задовольняти клопотання grant a motion

закінчувати судовий розгляд справи conclude a trial

ігнорувати недостатність доказів канцелярська помилка клопотання

клопотання про зміну або скасування судового рішення

клопотання про рішення всупереч вердикту присяжних

клопотання, заявлене після закінчення судового розгляду крайні рішення

не задовольнятися кінцевим результатом

неналежний

необхідна передумова

несправедливий

обґрунтовувати вердикт

обман

обставини

отримувати

підстава

після винесення вердикту подавати клопотання подавати клопотання до суду подавати до суду подача апеляції подовжувати помірковане журі пред’явлення доказів примушувати процедурний засіб розглядати судову справу скасовувати вердикт скасовувати винесене рішення змінювати (винесене рішення) сторона, що не подає клопотання сторона, що подає клопотання судове рішення суперечити сукупності доказів суттєвий елемент формалізувати

disregard the lack of evidence

clerical error

motion

motion to amend or nullify the judgment

motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict

post-trial motion

extreme decisions

dissatisfy with the end result

improper

prerequisite

unfair

support a verdict fraud

circumstances

obtain

ground

following a verdict

bring a motion

file a motion with a court

bring before a court

lodging of an appeal

extend

reasonable jury production of the evidence induce

procedural device handle the trial set aside a verdict

overturn a decision; overrule a decision

reverse (a decision)

nonmovant

movant

judgment

go against the weight of the evidence

essential element

formalize

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MODULE 4

TIME IS MONEY, BUT NOT IN JAIL

LESSON 1. OFFENSIVE MATERIALS

PART 1. THE UHBEARAR1E BURDEN Of PROOF

  1. Work in pairs. What do you think is a ‘crime’? If a driver ran over a pedestrian, is it a ‘crime’? Why or why not? Read the text below and fill in the table below.

Two things are required for a criminal offense. First, there must be a guilty act, i.e. an act or conduct prohibited by law, or a failure to do some duty required by law. Second, at the time of the act or conduct the actor must have a certain guilty state of mind. For example, a person might cause another’s death. Causing the death of another person is the guilty act involved in the crime of murder. However, accidentally causing the death of another person is not murder. The actor did not have the required guilty state of mind. Purposely causing the death of a person is murder because the guilty act (causing the death) and the guilty state of mind (the purpose or intent) coincide. As another example, a person might actually plan to steal, and therefore have a guilty mind. However, such a person has not committed a crime until he or she actually takes something while having a guilty mind. The US law defines four types (degrees) of guilty mind: purpose, knowledge, recklessness, and negligence. At least one of these states must be present when a person does a prohibited act. The prohibited act or omission is not a crime if one or more of the guilty states of mind is not present. The exceptions occur in the definitions of certain crimes, which impose strict liability, dealing with public health and safety. For example, selling impure food is a violation of the laws, even if the seller did not know the food was spoiled.

Things required for an act to be a ‘crime’: (1)

or (2)

(3)

Types of guilty mind: 1) (2) (3 ) (4)

Exceptions:

  1. Explain the following words and word combinations from the text.

Guilty act, conduct, failure to do some duty, actor, guilty mind, cause another’s death, murder, accidentally, intent coincide, steal, commit a crime, purpose, knowledge, recklessness, negligence, prohibited act, omission, impose strict liability, public health and safety, impure, violation of laws.

  1. Work in pairs. Using the table you have filled in, describe what a ‘crime’ is. Use your own example instead of the one provided in the text of exercise 1.

  2. Listen to the text on the levels of guilty mind and write down the definitions and examples of each of them.

THE LEVELS OF GUILTY MIND

The three levels of guilty mind are:

HE LETTER . 1

OF THE LAW 1

PREFACE 8

MODULE 1 14

THE SHIP OF STATE NEVER SLOWS DOWN IN A FOG 14

LESSON 1. GOVERNMENT IS KNOWN BY THE COUNTRY IT KEEPS 14

LESSON 2 A SUCCESSFUL EXECUTIVE DELEGATES ALL RESPONSIBILITY 67

MODULE 2 186

THE RULE OF LAW 186

LESSON 1. THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND 186

module з і 361

THE TIMES OF TRIAL 361

LESSON 2. EVIDENCE IS NOT ALWAYS PROOF 382

LESSON 3. EXPERT’S REPUTATION IS RASED ON WNAT OTHERS DO NOT KNOW 403

LESSON 4. OUR DECISION IS ‘MAYBE’ - AND THAT’S FINAL 426

TIME IS MONEY, BUT NOT IN JAIL 466

LESSON 1. OFFENSIVE MATERIALS 466

Example of ACTING WITH THE INTENT to kill:

or (2)

RECKLESSNESS is acting

Example of RECKLESSNESS:

Criminal RECKLESSNESS requires that

CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE than RECKLESSNESS.

CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE happens when defendants , but they

NEGLIGENCE is not a state of mind, but

EXAMPLE OF CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE is when

  1. Study the pictures below and decide which levels of guilty mind may the offenders have. Give your reasons. There are may be different interpretations in each case.

  1. Divide the class into three groups. Each group has to present their own example of a specific level of guilty mind (Group 1 - of intent, Group 2 - of criminal recklessness, Group 3 - of criminal negligence). Then discuss the examples with the whole class.

  2. Work in pairs. Read the text below. In most lines there is one unnecessary word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. For each numbered line 1-20 find this word and correct it. Some lines may be all right. The exercise begins with an example (0). Example: 0 - prosecuting (notprosecution).

PROSECUTION

DEFENSE

ACCUSED

HE LETTER . 1

OF THE LAW 1

PREFACE 8

MODULE 1 14

THE SHIP OF STATE NEVER SLOWS DOWN IN A FOG 14

LESSON 1. GOVERNMENT IS KNOWN BY THE COUNTRY IT KEEPS 14

LESSON 2 A SUCCESSFUL EXECUTIVE DELEGATES ALL RESPONSIBILITY 67

MODULE 2 186

THE RULE OF LAW 186

LESSON 1. THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND 186

module з і 361

THE TIMES OF TRIAL 361

LESSON 2. EVIDENCE IS NOT ALWAYS PROOF 382

LESSON 3. EXPERT’S REPUTATION IS RASED ON WNAT OTHERS DO NOT KNOW 403

LESSON 4. OUR DECISION IS ‘MAYBE’ - AND THAT’S FINAL 426

TIME IS MONEY, BUT NOT IN JAIL 466

LESSON 1. OFFENSIVE MATERIALS 466

Beyond a reasonable doubt; cast a reasonable doubt; win acquittal; burden of proving; human affairs; open to some doubt; common sense; without producing a single witness; fatally weak; cross-examination; undermine the evidence; refute the evidence; burden of going forward with the evidence; basic task; degree of proof; preponderance of the evidence; establish the affirmative defense; bear the risk of falling; self-defense; defense of necessity; defense of duress.

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