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|Note=You can refer to this as a framework when you need to perform a trial. | |||
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The right to a fair trial is one of humanity's basic rights. Unfortunately we're in space, where basic rights are more like basic suggestions. In [[Space Law]], a trial is only required for capital punishments the Captain or Acting-Captain will not or cannot authorise. In the courtroom, all are equal, and all are subject to justice. | The right to a fair trial is one of humanity's basic rights. Unfortunately we're in space, where basic rights are more like basic suggestions. In [[Space Law]], a trial is only required for capital punishments the Captain or Acting-Captain will not or cannot authorise. In the courtroom, all are equal, and all are subject to justice. | ||
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'''Criminal Law:''' Everything that is explicitly against [[Space Law]]. These cases are prepared for entirely in-house by the Security and Command departments, and typically involve crimes against the crew, the station or [[Nanotrasen]] itself. | '''Criminal Law:''' Everything that is explicitly against [[Space Law]]. These cases are prepared for entirely in-house by the Security and Command departments, and typically involve crimes against the crew, the station or [[Nanotrasen]] itself. | ||
'''Civil Law:''' Everything not covered explicitly by Space Law, or that is simply not high profile enough for Security. For example, if the [[Clown]]'s bike horn is stolen by the [[Janitor]], the Clown can try to sue the Janitor. If the [[Librarian]] is spreading slander about the [[Quartermaster]], they may get sued over that by the QM. These cases are prepared for by the [[ | '''Civil Law:''' Everything not covered explicitly by Space Law, or that is simply not high profile enough for Security. For example, if the [[Clown]]'s bike horn is stolen by the [[Janitor]], the Clown can try to sue the Janitor. If the [[Librarian]] is spreading slander about the [[Quartermaster]], they may get sued over that by the QM. These cases are prepared for by the [[Law Office]], maybe with a bit of help from the [[Detective]]. | ||
== Roles in the Court Room == | == Roles in the Court Room == | ||
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| style='background-color:#FFFB86;' | Any | | style='background-color:#FFFB86;' | Any | ||
| style='background-color:#FFFB86;' | A person or people summoned to the witness stand for questioning and delivery of testimony. Both attorneys can summon witnesses. | | style='background-color:#FFFB86;' | A person or people summoned to the witness stand for questioning and delivery of testimony. Both attorneys can summon witnesses. | ||
| style='background-color:#FFFB86;' | Any person involved in the case can be called to the stand, including the Defendant (but only if the Defence approves and if the Defendant is not defending themselves). This naturally excludes the attorneys and the Judge. | | style='background-color:#FFFB86;' | Any person involved in the case can be called to the stand, including the Defendant (but only if the Defence approves and if the Defendant is not defending themselves). This may even include the [[AI]] if you use the holopad. This naturally excludes the attorneys and the Judge. | ||
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| '''Bailiff''' | | '''Bailiff''' | ||
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'''Conflict of Interests:''' If the Judge or a member of the Jury is directly involved in the case, they may be incapable of delivering an impartial verdict. If the Prosecutor has something to gain with a Not Guilty verdict, or the Defence Attorney with a Guilty verdict, they are incapable of carrying out their assigned job. | '''Conflict of Interests:''' If the Judge or a member of the Jury is directly involved in the case, they may be incapable of delivering an impartial verdict. If the Prosecutor has something to gain with a Not Guilty verdict, or the Defence Attorney with a Guilty verdict, they are incapable of carrying out their assigned job. | ||
'''Hung Jury:''' If the Jury fails to reach a verdict even after a reasonable amount of time, the trial might go on indefinitely. | '''Hung Jury:''' No, not that kind of hung. If the Jury fails to reach a verdict even after a reasonable amount of time, the trial might go on indefinitely. | ||
'''Tampering:''' If external influence has been exercised on the Judge or the Jury, for instance bribery or extortion, they will lose their impartiality. | '''Tampering:''' If external influence has been exercised on the Judge or the Jury, for instance bribery or extortion, they will lose their impartiality. Murder falls under Absence. | ||
'''Misconduct:''' If someone present in the Court Room behaves in such a way that it prevents due process, the trial cannot proceed normally. | '''Misconduct:''' If someone present in the Court Room behaves in such a way that it prevents due process, the trial cannot proceed normally. For example when the courtroom suddenly explodes. | ||
'''Absence:''' If one or more people vital to the proceedings are missing, such as either attorney or a Judge, the trial cannot proceed normally. | '''Absence:''' If one or more people vital to the proceedings are missing, such as either attorney or a Judge, the trial cannot proceed normally. It might be a good idea to double-check the crew monitor and morgue. | ||
== Double Jeopardy == | == Double Jeopardy == | ||
'''You cannot be prosecuted twice for the same crime.''' This is called ''double jeopardy'', and it is an important principle in the legal world. Although it means that in theory, once you've been found not guilty for a crime you can never be tried for it again, in practice you can be retried if new evidence surfaced since the verdict that sheds new light on the case. The reverse holds too; if you were found guilty of a crime, but new evidence may prove your innocence, you can also get retried... Unless you've been executed and turned into burgers, of course. | '''You cannot be prosecuted twice for the same crime.''' This is called ''double jeopardy'', and it is an important principle in the legal world. Although it means that in theory, once you've been found not guilty for a crime you can never be tried for it again, in practice you can be retried if new evidence surfaced since the verdict that sheds new light on the case. The reverse holds too; if you were found guilty of a crime, but new evidence may prove your innocence, you can also get retried... Unless you've been executed and turned into burgers, of course. | ||
[[Category:Guides]] | [[Category:Guides]] | ||