On November 6, 2019, I had the opportunity to go to court and observe an interesting preliminary hearing case. The case I witnessed was a rape case about how a twelve-year-old girl had said that her fifty-year-old uncle would touch her sexually and do certain things to her every time she went to his house. The prosecutor asked the young woman a series of questions such as: "every time you went to your uncle's house, did you feel terrified of what he might do to you without anyone else around?". I was speechless when she replied "I was scared and I got angry with my mother when I asked her if I could go to my grandparents' house instead and she always said no". Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay As the trial progressed, the questions the prosecutor asked by the minute became more and more in-depth, and the answers were very detailed. Some of the questions that were asked were as follows: “was it only when you went to your uncle's house, when your uncle touched you sexually, when your uncle touched you sexually were you standing or lying down, did anyone ever walk?” while doing things to you, did you ever think that your uncle was worried about being discovered by someone? The first thing I noticed when I walked in and sat down was that to the left of the detention desks there was a sign that said if anyone spoke to one of the defendants, it would be considered a misdemeanor. I never thought it would have to be put in a courtroom. I had been in a courtroom before, but it was only for minors and their families. Being in a courtroom full of strangers watching the case unfold was a little overwhelming at first. In front of the judge there was a table for prosecutors, in this trial there were a total of three prosecutors. At a separate table sat the defendant and his defendant. The bailiff sat next to the accused. The bailiff was the one who brought in and out each of the defendants' files that contained information about their respective cases, when it was time for the judge to hear their case. The clerk, sitting to the right of the judge, gave the judge a folder containing all the information about the case. On the judge's left side, there was the witness stand, where the girl told her story about what her uncle allegedly did to her. On the other side of the witness stand sat the court reporter, whenever the witness, judge or lawyer spoke, the court reporter quickly picked up and recorded every word that came out of each of their mouths. Once the trial began, everyone in the courtroom paid the utmost attention and respect from the moment the judge entered until the end of the trial. The courtroom would remain completely silent as the trail continued. The bailiff entered the holding cell and took the defendant out. The defendant was very serious, he had a nervous expression on his face and it almost looked like he wanted to cry because he was ashamed of what he had done. When the victim took the witness stand, she was very anxious, because she could not sit still. You could tell she was very scared because as she spoke her voice drifted in and out as if at some point she was unable to talk about the events that had occurred. Because the prosecutor asked the victim numerous questions, the judge was well aware of the types of questions she was being asked. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a.