Judges tell you what you are accused of, asking questions to fully understand the case before rendering a verdict. Verdicts are final focusing on rehabilitation rather than punishment. Verdicts can be: warning, counseling or mental rehabilitation in Healing Pod, etc depending on case. Subjects in healing pods don't need to eat or drink as thy are in cryogenic sleep. Fabricating evidence against a rival is strictly forbidden and gets you in trouble and the punishment you intended for the rival.