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Prosecution

-- Charges: ( i ) Manslaughter … http :// legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Voluntary+manslaughter (ii) Accessory after the fact …. http :// legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Accessory . . Prosecution. -- Counter charges

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Prosecution

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  1. -- Charges: (i) Manslaughter… http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Voluntary+manslaughter (ii) Accessory after the fact…. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Accessory. Prosecution

  2. -- Counter charges (i) Self-defense.. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/self-defense. (ii) No contest.. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/no+contest. defense

  3. -- Once you decide which of these charges you’ll file, you must gather evidence from the book to support the charge(s). -- You must have an Opening Statement. -- You must have questions for your witnesses. -- Be prepared to re-question your witnesses after the Defense (you’ll want to anticipate questions that the Defense will ask of your witnesses). - You must have a Closing Statement. prosecution

  4. -- What is your client charged with? -- You must have evidence from the book to support your counter charge. -- You must have an Opening Statement. -- You must have questions for your witnesses. -- Be prepared to re-question your witnesses (you’ll want to anticipate questions that the Prosecution will ask of your witnesses). - You must have a Closing Statement. Defense

  5. -- You must prepare a witness statement that will be given to the Prosecution and Defense (include any and all information that may be pertinent to the case, using the book as evidence.) -- With the help of the attorneys, you must prepare and rehearse answers to questions. witnesses

  6. -- Acting as a grand jury… http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/grand+jury., you will show that there is sufficient evidence for an indictment. To accomplish this, you must gather and weigh evidence from the book that supports and refutes the prosecution's charge(s). You will then present your findings in summary form to the judge in this trial… ME! -- Each of you will prepare 3-5 questions that you want to have answered at trial. - You will complete the Jury Observation and Checklist handout and render a decision. Jury

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