Английский язык. Цыбина Е.А - 29 стр.

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2. If you’re convicted of drug dealing, are you always sent to ____or is there
sometimes a fine?
3. Is it an offence to carry a____ such as a gun or a knife?
4. 4 If the police arrest you, are you allowed to call a____ ?
5. If the police____ you for a crime, is it legal to remain silent when they question
you?
6. If you’re____ a crime, are you always kept in custody while you wait for a trial?
7. If you____ to a crime, do you always get a light sentence?
8. Are there any crimes which you can be____ ?
9. Is there always trial by____ for serious crimes?
10. Who decides on a sentence? Is it the____ or the jury?
39. Read the newspaper article and the letter in reply it. Who do you agree with – the
judge or the writer of the letter?
A judge ordered an 82-year-old man to pay £4,000 damages to a burglar who was
trying to break into his house. Jack Lewis was asleep in his house in Maidstone, Kent
when he heard noises. He picked up his shotgun and went downstairs where he found
Michael Phillips in the hall with a bag full of electrical equipment. Phillips claimed that
because he was unarmed, he put the goods down and raised his hands when he saw the
shotgun. Lewis said Phillips had turned to run out of the open front door, so he shot him.
Phillips suffered minor wounds to the legs. The judge said despite the fact that Lewis
was defending his own property. The shotgun was unlicenced and in any case, it was not
acceptable for people to take the law into their own hands.
Sir, I am writing in disbelief at the judgement passed on Jack Lewis yesterday. In my
opinion it is absolutely unfair to make him pay for his act of self-defence. In theory
he has committed an offence by firing an unlicenced shotgun, and he should be
prosecuted for this. But in practice the law should be more flexible. As far as I’m
concerned, for a criminal to receive compensation for an injury sustained while
carrying out a crime is quite outrageous.’
Yours faithfully
Brian Forbes
40. Match the words below with the definitions.
jury prosecution judge defence lawyer magistrate
defendant court
1 The person who decides on a sentence.
2 The person who presents the victim’s case.
3 The person who presents the case of the person standing trial.
4 The person who stands trial.
5 The people who decide whether the person standing trial is guilty or innocent.

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