Crime and punishment A Complete the passage with some of the words from the box. Do not use any word more than once.

judge *verdict *prisoner *jury *fined *prison *sentenced *guilty *innocent *witnesses *evidence *trial *court

The newspapers were full of reports of the murder 1)_____, which had lasted over three weeks.

The court had heard all the 2)_____given by the four 3)_____. Now, at last, after staying out for

several hours, the twelve men and women of the 4)_____came back into 5) _____ and sat down.

Tension was high in the public gallery and the 6)_____ looked very pale. The 7)_____ asked the jury

for their 8)_____. After a moment’s silence their reply was 9)_____‘!’ The judge therefore 10)_____ the

man to fifteen years in 11)_____.