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radio show about a reallife
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE in
the 1980s
They were given life
IMPRISONMENT in 1982 for
shooting and killing a security
guard
People tend to assume that
the justice system is pretty
INFALLIBLE when it comes to
dealing with crime
You’re a DEFENDANT,
sitting in the dock, waiting for
a jury’s verdict.
You’re a defendant, sitting in
the dock, waiting for a jury’s
VERDICT, which, in your
case, is a unanimous ‘guilty’.
You’re a defendant,
sitting in the dock, waiting for
a jury’s verdict, which, in your
case, is a UNANIMOUS
‘guilty’.
Three EYEWITNESSES
identified him
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UNIT 2 – SAINTS AND SINNERS
2C – LISTENING, SPEAKING AND VOCABULARY
THE BLAME GAME
PoS Pronunciation Meaning
phrase /ˈmɪsˌkær·ɪdʒ/ A miscarriage of justice is a
wrong decision in a court of
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
law, or any unfair decision
noun /ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/ the act of putting someone in
prison or the condition of
being kept in prison
adjective /ɪnˈfæl.ə.bəl/ never wrong, failing, or
making a mistake
noun /dɪˈfen.dənt/ a person in a law case who is
accused of having done
something illegal
noun /ˈvɝː.dɪkt/ an opinion or decision made
after judging the facts that
are given, especially one
made at the end of a trial
adjective /juːˈnæn.ə.məs/ If a group of people are
unanimous, they all agree
about one particular matter
or vote the same way, and if a
decision or judgement is
unanimous, it is formed or
supported by everyone in a
group
noun /ˈaɪˌwɪt.nəs/ a person who saw something
happen, for example, a crime
or an accident
Extra examples
He spent nine years in
prison for a crime he
didn’t commit – it was a
great miscarriage of
justice.
She was sentenced to
five years'
imprisonment.
Even the experts are
not infallible.
The jury concluded
from the evidence that
the defendant was
innocent.
Protestors gathered
outside the court to
await the verdict.
The jury returned a
unanimous verdict of
guilty after a short
deliberation.
According to an
eyewitness account,
the thieves abandoned
their vehicle near the
scene of the robbery
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Both men INDICTED for
robbery and murder
She PLEADED ‘not guilty’.
plea (n) an urgent and
emotional request
What happened was that
Wilson’s lawyers, Dale
Coventry and Jamie Kunz,
CONFRONTED Wilson
Coventry and Kunz didn’t give
this information to the court,
so Logan, an innocent man,
was CONVICTED and
imprisoned.
The problem was that
Wilson’s lawyers were
powerless to DISCLOSE his
confession
The problem was that
Wilson’s lawyers were
powerless to disclose his
confession because of client
CONFIDENTIALITY.
Anything that put their client
in jeopardy was forbidden
the two ATTORNEYS could
have acted to prevent his
execution
The two attorneys could have
acted to prevent his
EXECUTION.
How can you watch them be
PROSECUTED, convicted and
sent to jail?
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verb /ɪnˈdaɪt/ If a law court or a grand jury Five people were
indicts someone, it accuses indicted for making and
them officially of a crime selling counterfeit
currency.
verb /pliːd/ to make an urgent, emotional She appeared on
statement or request for television to plead with
something the kidnappers.
verb /kənˈfrʌnt/ to face, meet, or deal with a As she left the court,
difficult situation or person she was confronted by
angry crowds who tried
to block her way.
verb /kənˈvɪkt/ to decide officially in a law He has twice been
court that someone is guilty convicted of
of a crime Robbery/arson.
verb /dɪˈskloʊz/ to make something known The company has
publicly, or to show disclosed profits of over
something that was hidden £200 million.
noun /ˌkɑːn.fə.den.ʃi the state of being confidential All replies will be
ˈæl.ə.t̬i/ treated with complete
confidentiality.
phrase /ˈdʒep.ɚ.di/ in danger of being damaged The lives of thousands
or destroyed of birds are in jeopardy
as a result of the oil
spill.
noun /əˈtɝː.ni/ a lawyer She was asked to take
the witness stand and
was then cross-
examined by the state
attorney.
noun /ˌek.səˈkjuː.ʃən/ the legal punishment of killing Execution is still the
someone penalty in some states
for murder.
verb /ˈprɑː.sə.kjuːt/ to officially accuse someone He was prosecuted for
of committing a crime in a law fraud.
court, or (of a lawyer) to try
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That evidence would have
been INADMISSIBLE in court
They prepared a notarized
AFFIDAVIT saying they had
information that confirmed
Logan’s innocence.
But that does not ABSOLVE
them from blame.
A judge, citing the new
evidence, threw out his
CONVICTION.
Logan filed a wrongful
conviction lawsuit and was
awarded over 10 million
dollars in COMPENSATION.
He constantly got everything
he asked for and his father
would just TURN A BLIND EYE
There are rehab centres
inside
What message does this
LENIENT sentence sent to
other young offenders?
That they can get away with
MANSLAUGHTER.
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to prove that a person
accused of committing a
crime is guilty of that crime
adjective /ˌɪn.ədˈmɪs.ə.bəl/ unable to be accepted in a
law court
noun /ˌæfəˈdeɪvɪt/ a written statement made by
someone who has officially
promised to tell the truth,
and which might be used in a
court of law
verb /əbˈzɑːlv/ to free someone from guilt,
blame, or responsibility for
something
noun /kənˈvɪk.ʃən/ the fact of officially being
found to be guilty of a
particular crime, or the act of
officially finding someone
guilty
noun /ˌkɑːm.pen money that is paid to
ˈseɪ.ʃən/ someone in exchange for
something that has been lost
or damaged or for some
problem
phrase to ignore something that you
know is wrong
noun /ˈriː.hæb/ the process of helping
someone to stop taking drugs
or alcohol
adjective /ˈliː.ni.ənt/ not as severe or strong in
punishment or judgment as
would be expected
noun /ˈmænˌslɑː.t̬ɚ/ the crime of killing a person
when the killer did not intend
to do it or cannot be
Shoplifters will be
prosecuted.
Her confession was
ruled inadmissible as
evidence because it was
given under pressure
from the police.
He admitted he was one
of a number of people
stealing from the
company, according to
the affidavit filed by the
district attorney's office.
The report absolved her
from/of all blame for
the accident.
Since it was her first
conviction for stealing,
she was given a less
severe sentence
She admitted her
company's
responsibility for the
disaster and went on to
explain how
compensation would
be paid to the victims.
Management often turn
a blind eye to bullying
in the workplace
After his arrest in 2011,
he checked himself into
rehab to get over his
heroin addiction.
They believe that
judges are too lenient
with terrorist suspects.
He denies murder but
admits manslaughter
on the grounds of
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