Provide an Appropriate Response $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-A man is on trial accused of murder in the first degree. The prosecutor presents evidence that he hopes will convince the jury to reject the hypothesis that the man is innocent. This situation can be modeled as a hypothesis test with the following hypotheses: $\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }$ : The defendant is innocent. $\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } }$ : The defendant is guilty. If convicted, the defendant will receive the death penalty. Do you think that a Type I error or a Type II error would be more serious? Why?