Michael Gangadeen is an experienced attorney that worked with State Farm Insurance for five years and has owned his firm, Gangadeen &
Associates for over a decade. During his years of experience, Michael
Gangadeen has seen many cases through to trial and he has helped many
people understand their trials. Trials can be confusing to the
inexperienced, but most trials adhere to the following basic procedure:
- Juror selection. The jurors are selected for the trial from a group of available jurors. The attorneys have the right to challenge potentially biased jurors and request that they be removes from the trial.
- Opening statements. Each side will begin the trial by summarizing the evidence that will be presented to the jury during the trial.
- Witness testimony and evidence presentation. The plaintiff will present their case to the jury first by calling witnesses and presenting evidence. The defendant has the chance to cross-examine witnesses and then they will present their own witnesses and evidence.
- Closing statements. The attorneys from each side present closing arguments that summarize the evidence that was presented during the trial. These statements are intended to persuade the jury in their favor.
- Charging the jury. After the closing statements are made, the judge reads the instructions of the law to the jury and informs them that decisions must be made according to this law.
- Deliberation. During the deliberation, the jury retires to consider the trial and to reach their verdict.
