As acourt clerk, understanding criminal case processes and procedures will enable you to support the judge, lawyers, plaintiffs, and defendants in a courtroom.

Some tasks may include precise record-keeping, writing, and reviewing court documents for various stages of a criminal case. A clear understanding of criminal case processes will be crucial.

Research and review a criminal case that uses one of the common defense justifications you learned in your chapter readings this week.

Provide a link to a summary or news report of the case.

Give a brief overview of the case. Include the defense's argument and the case ruling.

Consider the following questions as you conduct your research:

• What evidence did the defense attorney provide in an effort to prove the argument?
• What evidence did the prosecutor provide in an effort to dispute or disprove the defense's argument?
• Do you agree with the case ruling? Why or why not?