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11.12 lesson
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Our Courts & Trial Advocacy Starting Wednesday 11/11
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Our Courts & Trial Advocacy

Starting Wednesday

11/11

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Our Courts/ Trial Advocacy

• Allegheny County Jail Friday 8:15

• New unit: Our Courts/Trial Advocacy

• Text book- Street Law

• Activity- Ship Wrecked Sailors Trial

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KWL

• 1. List three movie titles that involve our courts.

• 2. Describe one trial scene from one of the movies described above or another movie scene.

• 3. What happens in a trial from the beginning to the end? What are the steps in a trial?

• 4. Identify the main participants in a trial.

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Ship Wrecked Sailors

• Read the case on page 7.

• Roles assigned

• A-

• B-

• C-

• What is the law that was violated?

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The Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors

• Who was involved?• What happened?• What type of law is

involved in the incident?

• What is the law?

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Any person who deliberately takes the life of another is guilty of Murder.

• Crime is a wrong against society.

• Crimes are defined with distinct parts or elements which must be proven”beyond a reasonable doubt” by the prosecutor (District Attorney).

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Attorneys’ and Judges’ Groups

• Attorneys will prepare At least three arguments to support your position.

• Judges prepare a list of questions that you will ask the attorneys to help you determine a verdict.

• Judges record (3) three arguments made by each attorney and record your verdict based upon the arguments

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Trial Sequence

Judge calls everyone to order.

District attorney presents case without interruption from the defense attorney.

Defense attorney presents case without interruption from the prosecuting attorney.

Judge allows for rebuttal.

Judge steps away and prepares verdict.

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Ship Wrecked Sailors Trial

• Sub-groups (district attorneys, defense attorneys, judges meet to prepare arguments and questions.

• Triads conduct trials.• Judge prepares verdict (confidential).• Judges will share verdicts in class next week.• Triads- staple all three papers together before

submission.


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