Английский язык для студентов технического вуза: Средства массовой информации. Мир продвинутых технологий. Рабочая тетрадь для студентов среднего уровня. Ковалева Ю.Ю - 26 стр.

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8 Complete the sentences using a suitable form of a phrase from the list.
appear in court arrest sb (for sth) accuse sb (of a crime)
commit (a crime) face charges find sb innocent I (not) guilty
pay a fine (for -ing) take up a case put sb on trial (for a crime)
suspect sb (of a crime) plead guilty I not guily return a verdict of guilty/ not guilty
1 The accused was___________ and sentenced to five years in prison.
2 I'm___________ tomorrow and the prosecution will be opposing bail.
3 The owners were__________ of setting fire to their own premises.
4 He was made to_________ of £30 for parking in the wrong place.
5 She was arrested and____________ for murdering her husband.
6 The best lawyer in the country_________ her case and won it for her.
7 I'm___________ for the murder of your husband.
8 He was__________ stealing money from the safe but they had no real
evidence.
9 You will be________ a number of serious charges when you go before the
judge.
10 The jury__________ not guilty.
11 You have_______ a minor offence and I will be lenient with my sentence.
12 If you_________ , the judge will probably reduce your sentence.
9 Complete the blanks with the correct form of the word given at the end
of each sentence.
An innocent man
Last night, Joe Bloggs was arrested on (1)_______ of robbery.
The police had no (2) ____that he had committed the crime and
Joe denied the (3)______ying he had a good alibi. When he was
put on (4)_______ , the police called several witnesses to the
stand but Joe's (5)________ defended his client well and tried to
prove that Joe had not done anything (6)_____ . However, the
jury found Joe (7)_______ and he was sentenced to six months
in prison. As Joe had never committed a (8)_____ before this
was a very heavy (9).______.Most people were convinced of
Joe's (10)_______ and his lawyer appealed against the verdict.
SUSPECT
PROVE
CHARGE
TRY
LAW
LEGAL
GUILT
CRIMINAL
PUNISH
INNOCENT