This paper discusses how criminal
justice proceedings in the United States are characterized by their adversarial nature,
with one side arguing for the defendant and one side representing the interests of the people or the state. It examines how both sides have a chance to present their arguments before a three-tiered court system: the trial
courts, the appellate courts, and finally, the Supreme Court, and how in this way, the judicial system maintains the system of
justice in the country.