Here is my presentation for 4.3.2 - Citizenship: Criminal Justice.

1. 4.3.2 - Citizenship:
Criminal Justice
Erika Marie Smith
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2. The Robbery and Investigation
The Citizen family had been taking a vacation for a week.
When they came home, they realized their house had been
robbed.
Detective Kenneth Kopp was the investigator for this case.
First, Detective Kopp investigated the house and came across
some fingerprints on the sill of the broken window.
Next, the detective asked neighbors if they had seen anything.
Ms. Nadia Naybor, one of the Citizens’ neighbors, had seen a
blue car drive past the Citizens’ house numerous times the day
before.
She gave the detective the license plate number for the car and
described the driver to him as a young woman with short brown
hair.
Detective Kopp heard back from the crime lab, identifying the
fingerprints as belonging to Betty Burgle, who drives a blue car.
The police went to Ms. Burgle’s home to arrest her.
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3. Arraignment
Ms. Burgle, once arrested, contacted Douglas Doubt to be her lawyer.
The next day, Ms. Burgle was brought to Judge Joy Justice for her
arraignment.
The Judge explained to Ms. Burgle that she had been charged with
burglary and larceny, meaning breaking into a private building and
theft.
She could be imprisoned for several years if found guilty.
The preliminary hearing was set to be held in two weeks. This would
give the prosecution enough time to prove that there was indeed
enough evidence to support the charges against Ms. Burgle.
Once the judge set Ms. Burgle’s bail and she dutifully paid it, she
returned home.

4. The Preliminary Hearing
The prosecuting attorney, District Attorney (DA) Pauline
Proofe was a new addition to the courtroom.
Ms. Proofe then explained how police found fingerprints
that matched Ms. Burgle’s at the crime scene and how
neighbors had seen someone that looked like Ms. Burgle
in the neighborhood the day before the burglary.
When the District Attorney had finished, Judge Justice
concluded that there was enough evidence to try Ms.
Burgle. The judge then set the day of the trial for three
weeks from then.

5. The Trial
Mr. Citizen was to testify as a witness. He had
received a subpoena previously and was
needed in the courtroom.
Once the judge entered and the bailiff called
the court to order, Court Clerk Donny Dockett
announced the case, People v. Burgle.

6. The Opening Arguments
DA Proofe began by appealing to the jury: “What would
you do if someone stole all of your worldly possessions?”
She then explained how she would try to prove that Betty
Burgle was indeed guilty through evidence and witness
testimony.
She added that the evidence was overwhelmingly against
the defendant, so the outcome would be very predictable.
Defense Attorney Doubt then came up, explaining that
there was no proof that Betty Burgle was the one that
robbed the Citizens’ home.

7. Evidence and Testimony
Mr. Citizen was the first witness. Beginning with the usual swearing in, he then
received questioning from DA Proofe.
He described how his home was when he returned.
After DA Proofe stood down, it was time for a cross-examination by Defense
Attorney Doubt. However, claiming he had no questions for Mr. Citizen, Defense
Attorney Doubt did not question him.
Next, Officer Kopp was called to the stand to explain his investigation. DA Proofe
made sure that he verified that the fingerprints at the scene were Ms. Burgle’s.
Defense Attorney Doubt stepped up for a cross-examination. Asking details about
the robbed house, he attempted to prove Ms. Burgle’s innocence.
The next witness who took the stand was Ms. Nadia Naybor. She explained that
she saw a woman matching Ms. Burgle’s description drive by the Citizens’ house
the previous day to the crime. DA Proofe asked if Ms. Naybor thought Ms. Burgle
looked interested in the house, but when Defense Attorney Doubt objected and
said that that called for speculation, DA Proofe withdrew her question.
In his cross-examination, Defense Attorney Doubt asked Ms. Naybor if she
actually saw the driver’s face. She said that she had not.

8. Defense Witnesses
The prosecution said they had no
more witnesses.
The defense went on to its witnesses.
Defense Attorney Doubt called Betty
Burgle herself.
She claimed to have been watching
television when the Citizens’ house
was robbed.
However, when DA Proofe cross-
examined, she asked Ms. Burgle
what she was watching. Ms. Burgle
responded with a popular game
show, but when DA Proofe brought
out a newspaper, it was seen that
that show was not on at the time.
Once DA Proofe verified that no one
could support Ms. Burgle’s alibi, she
ended her cross-examination.
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9. Closing Arguments
DA Proofe reminded the judge and jury about
all the evidence pointing to Ms. Burgle’s guilt.
On the other hand, Defense Attorney Doubt
countered that none of the evidence was
actually convincing. It could be all a
coincidence.
Once both lawyers finished their arguments,
the jury was next up to decide the fate of Ms.
Burgle: guilty or not guilty.

10. The Jury
The head of the jury, Pedro Peer, had been selected for jury duty
and called to the courthouse to go through an interview.
As the first person to be accepted as a good, unbiased juror, he
became the head.
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11. Trial, Deliberation, and Verdict
The twelve jurors decided to vote and wound up with 10 voting
guilty and 2 voting innocent.
All jury decisions must be unanimous, so for two hours, the
jurors talked over the trial.
In conclusion, they reached a unanimous decision of guilty.
Mr. Peer announced that they had found the defendant, Betty
Burgle, to be guilty of both burglary and larceny.
The defendant was clearly upset over this decision and was
sentenced to a jail term by Judge Justice.
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12. Conclusion
The Citizens’ were robbed while they were on
vacation, and evidence pointed to Betty Burgle
as the primary suspect. She was found guilty
after testimony, incriminating evidence, and
arguments were presented. She was
sentenced to a term in jail.
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