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- - - - Incapacitation- Depriving an offender of the ability to commit any more crimes
        
        Rehabilitation- Restoring the offender to a productive member of society
        
        Restorative- Repair the the damage done to the victim and community by an offender
- - - - Opening statements
        Charges are read and both sides can make opening statements where they summarize their positions
        
        Presentation of Prosecutors evidence
        
        Presentation of defense's evidence
        Provide contrary evidence, an alibi, or an affirmative defense
        
        Presentation of rebuttal witnesses
        Provide witnesses to discredit prosecution
        
        Closing arguments by each side
        Review evidence and present interpretations that favor their side to the jury
        
        Judge's instructions to the jury
        Judge talks to the jury about how should guide their decision
        
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        Real evidence
        Physical evidence, ie a gun, fingerprints, and stolen property
        
        Demonstrative evidence
        Not based on witness testimony but demonstrates information relative of the crime. ie maps, X- Rays, and photos
        
        Testimony
        Oral evidence provided by witnesses
        
        Direct evidence
        Eyewitness accounts
        
        Circumstantial evidence
        Evidence provided by a witness from which a jury must infer a fact
- - - - intermediate court of appeals
        
        Appellate court of last resort
        
        Supreme court of the united states
        
        Circuit courts of appeals
        
        District courts