Executive Summary Global legal systems vary from one country to another depending on the people’s culture, religion and level of liberalization. In the legal practice, between the United States and Saudi Arabia, the lawyers decide on the most convenient way that they would deal with criminal cases, according to the legal provisions of the federal constitution and the Islamic law respectively. All the decisions about punishment for the offenders in both countries do not disregard the provisions of the law and/or the code of ethics of the profession. In criminal cases, the lawyer must not violate the value that required her to promote and respect informed decision making before making judgment on the kind of punishment that the offenders should receive. Besides, it would be appropriate for the lawyers and judges to use ethical and professional zeal during their duty. Furthermore, given the possibility that the lawyer or judge might be summoned for the tort of negligence, it becomes clear that the decision he/she makes on punishing criminals may breach the ethical principles, cultural practice, religious belief, and/or the legal provisions of the country. Introduction Under the study of criminal law, one of the most eminent topics is the study of criminal procedure. According to criminologists, criminal procedure refers to the process between the prosecution of a criminal and the determination of whether or not that individual is guilty or not. 1 This study is mainly guided by the commonly known guiding law that a suspect is innocent till proven guilty. During this process, the criminal is faced to prove that he or she is innocent beyond reasonable doubt. On the other hand however, the prosecutor’s job is to prove to the jury that the criminal is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. 2 Upon hearing the confessions and witnesses observations of either side, the Jury holds a sitting with the judge and reasons together. A determination based on the information provided by either side is passed. In the next hearing, the judge passes the final judgment. If a criminal is found guilty, a sentence is passed and if he or she is found innocent, then he or she is set free. This is the basic theory underlying the criminal procedure. However, to draw a more concise picture of the situation, common questions arising under this study have been selectively highlighted and presented as follows. The presentation is done in a question answer format. Rationale for Punishment Need for Punishment The only way of ensuring that the people adhere to the rule of law is through punishment of offenders. Indeed, when the offenders are severely punished, it creates deterrent on criminal activities, but when left in freedom, it increases the rate of crime. 3 In this regard, there should be zero tolerance to crime and punishment for criminal activities must be effected adequately and severely depending on the nature of the unlawful act. Ethical consideration in the legal practice is currently dominant and demands that the lawyers would observe the code of ethics in their respective areas of practice. 4 However, the process would be marked by several challenges ranging from the lawyer’s i