Which term describes the defense's strategy to present evidence and arguments to counter the prosecution's case?

• A. Opening Statements
• B. Inevitable Discovery
• C. Defense's Case
• D. Stop and Frisk

Answer: (C)

In trial procedure, after the prosecution has presented its case, the defense presents its own evidence and arguments to counter what the prosecution claimed. This phase is called the defense's case. It may include witness testimony, documents, alibi evidence, or expert analysis intended to support the defendant’s innocence or cast doubt on the prosecution’s narrative. Opening statements occur at the start to outline each side’s plan, but they aren’t the phase where the defense introduces counter-evidence. Inevitable discovery is a rule about evidence that would have been found anyway, not about presenting the defense’s case. Stop and frisk is a police procedure, not a term for presenting defense evidence.