An innocent man
Last night, Joe Bloggs was arrested on (12) ..................(SUSPECT) of robbery.
The police had no (13) .....................(PROVE) that he had committed the crime
and Joe denied the (14) .................(CHARGE) saying he had a good alibi. When
he was put on (15) ........................(TRY) the police called several witnesses to
the stand but Joe’s lawyer, Simon Richards; defended his client well and tried to prove
that Joe had not done anything (16) ....................(LEGAL). However, the jury
found Joe (17) .....................(GUILT) and he was sentenced to six months in
prison. Joe was not a (18) .....................(CRIME). He had never committed a
crime before and this was a very heavy (19) ..................(PUNISH). Most people
were convinced of Joe’s (20) ..................(INNOCENT) and Richards appealed
against the verdict.