What is the oath that defendants and prosecutors must take before starting the trial?

Answer 1

First of all, I'm not sure you stated your question very well. So, I'll explain this several ways, in hopes that one of them will be the right answer for you.

There are no oaths anyone is required to take specifically before a trial, to my knowledge. That said, most employees in the criminal justice system, such as cops and prosecutors, are required to take or, more commonly, sign an oath upon employment. For prosecutors, it is usually called an "Oath of Office", similar in some ways to an oath other employees of public offices take, like the mayor. Furthermore, most state bar associations also require a sworn oath to be administered to those they are granting bar licenses to. I listed a few reference points in the sources section.

The other oath common in the criminal justice system is the oath a person makes when being sworn in on the witness stand. Such an oath would go something like "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" However, that oath is only required of someone is about to testify, and the requirements of the oath cease when the witness is dismissed (I believe).

As far as any oaths a defendant would be required to take, there are not any, to my knowledge. The only exception to this would be if the defendant was going to take the witness stand to testify on his own behalf. Then, he would be required to take the same oath as any other witness who was testifying. However, if the defendant was not going to testify, I am not aware of any oaths he would be required to take.

Hope that helped!
-Saffyre

Answer 2

There is no oath becore a trial starts, Prosecutors don't do a oarth during the trial. Defendants would only take a oarth if they testify.

Witnesses and those who testify, take an oath to tell the truth.

Answer 3

A typical oath which would be administered to any witness would be "Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give in this cause shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."

Answer 4

not being a lawyer but having been a self dependant the answer is is you dont testify no oath is required ,but
lawyers and procicutors have taken oath before peers before becoming lawyers ,it should be that i will serve that justice and public saftey and wellbeing shall i serve ,that i will do this by real evidences and to prevent real and present dangers,
that all will be presumed to be innocent ,that if in the course of serving the individual justicies ,the duty formost is the public then the individual good ,i swear to do this under threat and reality of collusive equality for and before law ,that if i in the process of service become aware of criminal activity do find dangerous and destructive activity i shall report full and complete detail before my peers ,
that will be taken as indemnity of my collusion but also that the case against any transgressor not be held of hersay ,
.that my evidentia cannot be used to ,as testimony against ,my former cliant ,
that the case be fully proven ,ancillary to my disclosure by real and present facts. ,as guarented by the magna carta ,the constitution and human decency.

Answer 5

fr. is right. you only take the truth affirmation right before you testify. as far as i know there's no general oath that the parties must take at pre-trial.

Answer 6

You must swear or affirm to tell the truth under penalty of law.

Answer 7

There is no such oath. Witnesses are sworn. Counsel--be it for the prosecution or defense--is not.

Answer 8

to tell the truth the whole truth.