RULES OF THE COURTS OF THE UPR / EVANGELISTA

= RULES OF THE COURTS OF THE UPR / EVANGELISTA =
== Article I ==
The Judge must be appointed by the UPR and must not be in conflict of interest within the case itself. The lawyers must be licensed to represent the prosecutor or the defendant. The jury must be unbiased and most vote on a piece of paper and then proceed to place their votes inside of a chest. Everyone must be seated and must put away all weapons and armor. There will be a mandatory recess if we hit a 10 minute mark. If any one in the court dies during the trial it will be seen as that character's death and they must not return unless they still have one of their three canonical lives. Once the verdict has been reached and the judge decides on the punishment it will go on record and be used to reflect on the defendant's future actions or character. 
== Article II ==
No other crimes can be brought up to the court if it does not relate to the main crime in question, what any one else did even if it was the prosecutor does not matter as “It makes it fair” is not something the jury or judge care about, the court is here to judge the defendants actions within that time, why, how, and when they did it. If any crime proves that the defendant is not guilty for she/he/they was framed as an example then it's fine. 
== Article III ==
No one in the court is allowed to give forth propositions of what should be the outcome of the trial or how the situation should be dealt with. Although people are allowed to add valuable information about the case and take the stand by raising their hand. The judge can decide if the information provided serves as any value to the case. 
== Article IV ==
The defendant's lawyer must not allow their own interests, or the interests of an associate, to conflict with those of a client. A lawyer cannot act for the defendant if they have previously provided legal advice to a person they are in dispute with.
== Article V ==
The Judge must be appointed by the UPR. During the trial if the judge feels as if certain details are irrelevant or will hurt the trials legitimacy, he has full power to stop it and remove it from one of the details the jury must use to decide the verdict. If the jury finds the defendant guilty then the judge will proceed to give punishment based on the facts of the crime committed and on the defendant's past character. 
== Article VI ==
If the defendant is already guilty then the trial serves to determine the severity of the punishment. The lawyer must explain the reasoning for why the defendant committed the crime to try and ease the punishment on the defendant.
== Article VII ==
The court's decision is finalized and set in stone, no one in position of power can try and remove the punishment or he/she/they will face legal charges.
Category:Law
Category:Traveler's Era