Task 1. Read and translate the text below.
The Rainy Day Robber case brought Jennifer new headlines. The accused man had been called to her attention by Father Ryan.
"A friend of mine has a bit of a problem," he began, and they both burst out laughing.
The friend turned out to be Paul Richards, a transient, accused of robbing a bank of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. A robber had walked into the bank wearing a long black raincoat, under which was hidden a sawn-off shotgun. The collar of the raincoat was raised so that his face was partially hidden. Once inside the bank, the man had brandished the shotgun and forced a teller to hand over all his available cash. The robber had then fled in a waiting automobile. Several witnesses had seen the getaway car, a green sedan, but the licence number had been covered with mud.
Since bank robberies were a federal offence, the FBI had entered the case. They had put the modus operandi into a central computer and it had come up with the name of Paul Richards.
Jennifer went to visit him at Riker's Island.
"I swear to God I didn't do it," Paul Richards said. He was in his fifties, a red-faced man with cherubic blue eyes, too old to be running around pulling bank robberies.
"I don't care whether you're innocent or guilty," Jennifer explained, "but I have one rule. I won't represent a client who lies to me."
"I swear on my mother's life I didn't do it."
Oaths had ceased to impress Jennifer long ago. Clients had sworn their innocence to her on the lives of their mothers, wives, sweethearts and children. If God had taken those oaths seriously, there would have been a serious decline in the population.
The preliminary hearing was before Judge Fred Stevens, a strict disciplinarian. It was rumoured that he was in favour of shipping all criminals off to some inaccessible island where they would stay for the rest of their lives. Judge Stevens believed that anyone caught stealing for the first time should have his right hand chopped off, and if caught again, should have his left hand chopped off, in ancient Islamic tradition. He was the worst judge Jennifer could have asked for. She sent for Ken Bailey.
"Ken, I want you to dig up everything you can on Judge Stevens."
"Judge Stevens? He's as straight as an arrow. He — "
"I know he is. Do it, please."
The federal prosecutor who was handling the case was an old pro named Carter Gifford.
"How are you going to plead him?" Gifford asked.
Jennifer gave him a look of innocent surprise. "Not guilty, of course."
He laughed sardonically. "Judge Stevens will get a kick out of that. I suppose you're going to move for a jury trial."
"No."
Gifford studied Jennifer suspiciously. "You mean you're going to put your client in the hands of the hanging judge?"
"That's right."
Gifford grinned. "I knew you'd go around the bend one day, Jennifer. I can't wait to see this."
"The United States of America versus Paul Richards. Is the defendant present?"
The court clerk said, "Yes, Your Honour."
"Would the attorneys please approach the bench and identify themselves?"
Jennifer and Carter Gifford moved towards Judge Stevens.
"Jennifer Parker representing the defendant."
"Carter Gifford representing the United States Government."
Judge Stevens turned to Jennifer and said brusquely, "I'm aware of your reputation, Miss Parker. So I'm going to tell you right now that I do not intend to waste this court's time. I will brook no delays in this case. I want to get on with this preliminary hearing and get the arraignment over with. I intend to set a trial date as speedily as possible. I presume you will want a jury trial and — "
"No. Your Honour."
Judge Stevens looked at her in surprise. "You're not asking for a jury trial?"
"I am not. Because I don't think there's going to be an arraignment."
Carter Gifford was staring at her. "What?"
"In my opinion, you don't have enough evidence to bring my client to trial."
Carter Gifford snapped, "You need another opinion!" He turned to Judge Stevens. "Your Honour, the government has a very strong case. The defendant has already been convicted of committing exactly the same crime in exactly the same manner. Our computer picked him out of over two thousand possible suspects. We have the guilty man right here in this courtroom, and the prosecution has no intention of dropping the case against him."
Judge Stevens turned to Jennifer. "It seems to the court that there is enough prima facie evidence here to have an arraignment and a trial. Do you have anything more to say?"
"I do, Your Honour. There is not one single witness who can positively identify Paul Richards. The FBI has been unable to find any of the stolen money. In fact, the only thing that links the defendant to this crime is the imagination of the prosecutor."
Answer the following questions:
1. Why was Paul Richards accused of bank robbery?
2. Why had the FBI entered the case?
3. Why didn’t Jennifer want a jury trial?
4. How did she win the case?
Task 2. Match the following English expressions with their Russian equivalents:
| 1. accused 2. federal offence 3. innocent 4. guilty 5. preliminary hearing 6. federal prosecutor 7. to plead 8. to commit a crime 9. bailiff | a) предварительное слушание b) виновный c) невиновный d) совершать преступление e) обвиняемый f) федеральное преступление g) федеральный обвинитель h) судебный пристав i) отвечать на обвинение, защищать |
Task 3. Translate the following sentences into English using the words and word combinations from the text above:
1) Ограбление банка – это федеральное преступление. 2) Ее клиента обвинили в убийстве. 3) Судебный пристав отвечает за порядок в зале суда. 4) Он был осужден за совершение такого же преступления 10 лет назад. 5) Адвокат встретился с обвиняемым. 6) Свидетелями ограбления были двое прохожих. 7) Ей было все равно, виновен ее клиент или нет. 8) Предварительное слушание состоится в четверг. 9) Судья был сторонником древней традиции, по которой преступнику, пойманному за воровство, отрубали руку. 10) Прокурор спросил, собирается ли ее клиент признать себя виновным. 11) По мнению адвоката, у суда нет достаточно доказательств для признания его клиента виновным.
Task 4. Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the table.
| accused of robbing a bank; of dropping the case against him; suspects; federal prosecutor; attorneys; witnesses; the defendant; the preliminary hearing; the accused; enough evidence; representing; innocent or guilty; federal offence; guilty man; convicted of committing exactly the same crime; a jury trial; plead him. |
(1) ___________man had been called to her attention by Father Ryan.
(2) The friend turned out to be Paul Richards, a transient, _________________of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
(3) Several __________had seen the getaway car.
(4) Since bank robberies were a_________________, the FBI had entered the case.
(5) I don't care whether you're___________________.
(6) ___________________was before Judge Fred Stevens.
(7) The ________________who was handling the case was an old pro named Carter Gifford.
(8) How are you going to_______________?
(9) I suppose you're going to move for______________.
(10) Would the ___________please approach the bench and identify themselves?
(11) Jennifer Parker is representing_______________________.
(12) Carter Gifford is representing the United States Government.
(13) In my opinion, you don't have _______________to bring my client to trial.
(14) The defendant has already been _________________in exactly the same manner.
(15) Our computer picked him out of over two thousand possible ____________.
(16) We have the ___________right here in this courtroom, and the prosecution has no intention_____________________.
Task 5. Match the following English expressions with their Russian equivalents:
(a)
| 1. attorney 2. court 3. law school 4. lawsuits and wills 5. to study law 6. tort 7. District Attorney 8. to take the bar examination 9. to pass the bar examination | (a) окружной прокурор (b) юридический институт (c) суд (d) сдать экзамен на звание юриста (e) юрист, адвокат, поверенный, прокурор (f) сдавать экзамен на звание юриста (g) гражданское правонарушение, деликт (h) изучать право (i) судебные разбирательства и завещания |
(b)
| 1. law practice 2. Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Association 3. judge 4. illegally 5. disbarment 6. court proceeding 7. crime connection 8. criminal complicity 9. to deny one’s guilt | (a) отрицать свою вину (b) судья (c) юридическая практика (d) судебное заседание (e) соучастие в преступлении (f) преступная связь (g) незаконно (h) лишение права адвокатской практики (i) Дисциплинарный Комитет Коллегии адвокатов |
(c)
| 1. courtroom 2. cross-examination 3. jury 4. juror 5. to recess 6. witness 7. criminal law | (a) суд присяжных (b) зал суда (c) присяжный (d) свидетель (e) уголовное право (f) перекрестный допрос (g) делать перерыв в заседании |
(d)
| 1. American College of Trial Lawyers 2. defendant 3. to prosecute 4. witness for the prosecution 5. duty 6. to win the case 7. to be acquitted | (a) Американский Колледж Уголовного Права (b) быть оправданным (c) обязанность, долг (d) выиграть дело (e) обвиняемый, ответчик (f) свидетель обвинения (g) поддерживать обвинение |
Task 6. Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the table.
(a)
| contracts, torts, property, civil procedure and criminal law; to take the bar examination; had passed the New York bar examination; to study law; courthouse |
(1) When she was graduated she enrolled at the University of Washington in Seattle _______.
(2) During the first year of school, while Jennifer's classmates were flailing about in an impenetrable swamp of___________, Jennifer felt as though she had come home.
(3) She flew to New York___________, and returned to Kelso to close her father's law office.
4) She got a job as an assistant in the Law Library of the university to tide her over until she heard whether she ____________.
5) After school Jennifer would hurry over to the ________ to watch her father at work
(b)
| recommend disbarment proceedings; found guilty; crime connections; lawyers; transcript of the court proceedings; prosecuted the case. |
(1) There were a hundred and twenty-five _________ in the firm.
(2) Just make a quick check, verify that this Parker girl behaved illegally or unethically, and then ___________.
(3) Later that afternoon Adam Warner was studying the _________ in the case of The People of New York v. Michael Moretti.
(4) When Adam was through reading the transcript, there was no doubt in his mind that Michael Moretti would have been __________by the jury if fate had not intervened in the form of Jennifer Parker.
(5) Di Silva had __________ flawlessly.
(6) As far as he could determine, she had no_________, nor was there anything to link her with Michael Moretti.
(c)
| cross-examinations; courtroom; preparing each case; the leader of a jury; witness on the stand; the trial; practising criminal law |
(1) The _______________was where Jennifer escaped from her own private pain.
(2) Jennifer's _________________became theatrical events.
(3) She learned to recognize _______________and to concentrate on him, knowing he could swing the others into line.
(4) Jennifer spent endless hours______________.
(5) Most cases are won or lost before _____________ begins.
(6) When a ____________ was lying, there would be telltale gestures.
(7) Jennifer discovered that being a woman was a disadvantage when it came to _________.
(d)
| legal talent; prosecute the case; defendant is vindicated; lawyers; represented a defendant; won the case; American College of Trial Lawyers; defending a client; a dozen top experts on the stand as witnesses for the prosecution; trial; justice is done. |
(1) Corporations that came up against Jennifer no longer sent in their second string of _________, so Jennifer found herself pitted against some of the top ________ of the world.
(2) She was admitted into the ___________.
(3) When Jennifer _______________ in Manhattan, she could be certain that Robert Di Silva would either __________ personally or mastermind it.
(4) During one _____________ in which Jennifer was pitted against the District Attorney, Di Silva put ___________.
(5) Jennifer ______________.
(6) This ploy worked beautifully for Jennifer until one day when she was ___________ against Robert Di Silva.
(7) I'm asking you, ladies and gentlemen, to remember where you are, to remember that all of us are here to see that ____________ and that the _________.
Task 7. Translate the following sentences into English using the words and word combinations from the text above:
(1) После школы Дженнифер спешила в здание суда, чтобы посмотреть на то, как работает ее отец. (2) Я получил письмо из окружной прокуратуры Манхэттена. (3) Она полетела в Нью-Йорк, чтобы сдать экзамен на звание юриста. (4) Она получила письмо о том, что сдала экзамен на звание юриста. (5) Она была погружена в судебные разбирательства и завещания. (6) Мой отец был адвокатом. (7) После окончания школы она поступила в университет, чтобы изучать право. (8) Он устроился на работу в юридическую библиотеку. (9) Во время обучения на юридическом факультете мы изучали уголовное, гражданское, семейное право и многое другое. (10) Моего друга лишили права заниматься адвокатской практикой. (11) Против нее нет никаких веских доказательств. (12) Насколько я знаю, у нее нет преступных связей. (13) У нас нет информации, которая докажет ее соучастие в преступлении. (14) Она отрицает свою вину. (15) Присяжные обязательно признают его виновным. (16) Прокурор безупречно подготовил обвинение. (17) В нашей фирме работают свыше 200 юристов. (18) Он поступил неэтично и незаконно. (19) Обычно суд делает перерыв в заседании в 3 часа. (20) Суд присяжных обычно состоит из 12 присяжных заседателей. (21) Адвокат и обвинитель проводят перекрестный допрос свидетеля. (22) Она занимается уголовным правом. (23) Большинство дел выигрывают или проигрывают до начала судебного процесса. (24) Она всегда понимает, когда свидетель врет. (25) Он тратит много времени на подготовку к каждому делу. (26) В зале заседаний было много людей. (27) Ее приняли в Американский Колледж Уголовного Права. (28) Обвиняемый был оправдан. (29) Адвокат выиграл дело. (30) Свидетелем обвинения был сестра подсудимого. (31) Она представляла обвиняемого в суде. (32) Прокурор пригласил экспертов в качестве свидетелей обвинения. (33) Де Сильва будет представлять обвинение в суде.
UNIT 3
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