general legal paractice 
Appoint - bench - expertise - chamber - list a hearing - try - hear - prosecute - first instance court/prosecutor's office - appellate court - career path - workplace - profession - achievement - promotion - seek sentences - communicate with parties - on regular basis -  do legal research - research case law -  test evidence - furnish evidence - contest arguments -  provide reasoning 

criminal proceedings 
Account of events - unlikely course of events - contradictory testimony - charges - joint principal - negligent manslaughter - failure to act - sentencing option- corroborating evidence - lack of credibility