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Judge's instructions to the jury $($in some jurisdictions, these come before the closing statements$)$ Opening statements by attorneys for the two sides $($prosecution or plaintiff goes first$)$ Jury deliberations and announcement of a verdict

Closing statements, or summations, by the two sides, usually in the order of prosecution, then defense, Direct examination, cross$-$examination, and redirect and recross of witnesses, with prosecution witness The person who has been arrested is given an initial appearance, typically within $24$ hours If the verdict is guilty, determination of the punishment Each side provides information to the other side during the discovery process. The formal charges are read at the arraignment Presentation of rebuttal witnesses and evidence