Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Thursday, 12/6


Starter
A Few Good Men excerpt (until 6:00 minutes)


What did you notice about the cross-examination technique?
What was realistic? What wasn't?

Summary of A Few Good Men
In this dramatic courtroom thriller, LT Daniel Kaffee, a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines who have been accused of murdering a colleague (Santiago).
At Guantanamo Marine Base, a private is attacked by 2 other marines and dies as a result. An investigation is conducted by Lt. Commander Jo Galloway and reveals to her superiors that she believes that the private was attacked because he was going over the head of Colonel Jessup, the base commander and was threatening to rat out a superior officer for firing an illegal shot at the Cuban side of the island unless he got a transfer, so Jessup (Jack Nicohlson) ordered a "code red" which is an extreme form of punishment intended to keep marines in order and enforcing discipline. This led to Santiago's death.   
From: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/plotsummary 

Agenda

Work time Options
1. Trial Work
  • Work on required readings and annotations
  • As a group, complete the Comparison chart on Zinn v. Patriot's History
  • Lawyers and witnesses work on direct and cross-exam prep
  • Lawyers work on opening/closing statement drafts
  • Decide on order of witnesses
  • Continue research and evidence selection
    • Watch videos I posted on Monday's DP post and which are under "Project Resources"
2. Notebook Check
  • Submit your assignments for the notebook check
    • Turn in the checklist with an X next to missing assignments!
    • Easily mark all assignments for me so I don't have to waste time searching.
    • Indicate which items you have EMAILED me so I don't mark them missing.
3. Optional Seminar Reflection  (due Wednesday, 12/12)

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