Consider the following two statements: STATEMENT#$1$: In our American judicial system, each of the participarts $($ibe usita iny lawyers, clients, and witnesses$)$ have a role to play. The judge's role $($unlike the jury$)$ is principally indecing contested mathets of fact. STATEMENT #$2$: As a practical matter, the opening statements of the lawyers at a jury trial constitute pechaps bhe most important form of evidence that the jury will receive $($which is why the lawyers spend so much time preparing thenen$)$ Question: Which of the following choices is correct?

Choice A: Statement #$1$ is true, and Statement #$2$ is true.

Choice B: Statement #$1$ is true, and Statement #$2$ is false.

Choice C: Statement #$1$ is false, and Statement #$2$ is true.

Choice D: Statement #$1$ is false, and Statement #$2$ is false.