The facts in a trial are determined by the ___________ and the ___________ determines what law applies during a trial.

• A. Jury, Judge
• B. Public Defender, Jury
• C. Prosecutor, Judge
• D. Judge, Jury

Answer: (A)

Facts in a trial are determined by the jury, which weighs testimony, credibility, and evidence to decide what happened. The judge, meanwhile, determines what law applies during the trial, providing the jury with the legal rules and standards and ruling on questions of admissibility and procedure. In a typical jury trial, this division lets the jury focus on factual determinations while the judge handles legal questions. The other options mix up roles: a public defender or prosecutor represents a side rather than deciding facts, and a judge deciding the facts would be at play only in a bench trial. So the pairing that fits a standard jury trial is that facts are determined by the jury and the law is determined by the judge.