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092109 Gov Legal Procedure 50m
1. Good Day! DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY 1) Write: Date: 09/21/09 , Topic: Legal Procedures 2) On the next line, write “ Opener #16 ” and then: 1) Plot your mood, reflect in 1 sent . 2) Respond to the opener by writing at least 2 sentences about : Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND Summary of the clip OR/AND Other things going on in the news. Announcements: None Intro Music: Untitled
2. Agenda 1) Legal Procedure Overview 2) Assign Mock Trial Roles 3) Discuss Mock Trial HW (10 Pts) What you will be able to do: 1) Know what to do as a victim of a crime. Reminder 1) Find, read, highlight, vet 4 sources
6. 2) How to Win : a) Arbitration/Mediation ( Criminal: Plea Deal ): 95% of cases are settled before ever a trial. b) Prove Innocence (Create Factual Doubt): To a jury, guilt: 12/12 jurors, civil: 9/12 jurors needed to defeat you. c) Dispute Law or Evidence (Case Precedent): To a judge, dispute the law or exclude pieces of evidence that were gained illegally. “ Even if I did what you said…” d) Flee to a country that doesn’t have extradition with the US: Venezuela or Iran
7. Notes #16a , Title: “ Legal Procedures ” 3) Roles in the Criminal Process : Police : Gathers evidence, makes arrest District Attorney/DA : Prosecuting lawyer for gov, decides if gov will prosecute. Defender : Hired lawyer for the accused. Public Defender/PD : Gov hired lawyer for the accused. Review Judge : Rules on issues of law Jury : Determines guilt (reality)
8. Work #16a , Title “ Mock Trial Roles ” 1) Write down your role 2) Summarize what one does with validity sheet 3) Summarize what your HW is due block day (Period 5: You are getting 2 bonus points for the short notice) Murder Case 1 1-4) DA 5-8) PD 9-12) Witnesses 9) F: Defendant (text messager) 10) F: Passenger (in car w defendant) 11) M: Witness down the street 12) ?: Crime scene investigator Murder Case 2 13-16) DA 17-20) PD 21-24) Witnesses 21) M: Defendant (street racer) 22) F: Girlfriend of victim 1 23) F: Wife of victim 2 24) ?: Crime scene investigator Both Cases 25-36) Jury (12) 37-39) Judge + clerks
9. Find 4 sources on your role, and attach a Validity Sheet to each source. Due: Block Find, read, highlight, validate.
10. Workbook peer check: Have your partner look at your notebook to see if the formatting is correct, get their signature under Work#5a
11. Workbook Check: Remember you workbook is turned in each marking period for 100 points! Homework: 1) Find, read, highlight, vet 4 sources
