Law 12

Focus: Trial System and plea bargaining

• we reviewed the key players in a trial ( see handout)
• We reviewed the steps in a criminal trial ( see handout here and the powerpoint)

Stages_in_a_Criminal_Trial_by_Jury;   Stages_in_a_Criminal_Trial_by_Jury_Activity;  answers:   Stages_in_a_Criminal_Trial_by_Jury_Activity_Key

Plea Bargaining: we watched a video and discussed the main points

Homework:

1. finish the defences chart
2. do the “Goals of sentencing Sheet”    Page numbers should say 312-316.

Focus: Jury System

• Please make sure your assignment and worksheet from the wrongly accused unit is handed in. Today ( may 9th) we shared our work and discussed the lives of these individuals.
• On Monday we received a booklet about jury selection. Please grab this booklet. it is in the Law 12 box in the class. 
• Today we reviewed the jury questions. Please have the who’s who in trial section done for next Tuesday’s class

Mrs. Reis reviewed the jury section with the following power point:   The_Role_of_the_Jury

• Started watching the movie, “12 Angry Men.”  Assignment will be due class after the video is done. Extra copies are in the law box or here:   12 angry men assignment

Focus: Crime Scene Investigation

Here are the presentations from block 2-2:

Your task is to read them and decide which you agree with and which you don’t agree with and why. Write ONE comment on each presentation and have ONE question for rebuttal for each presentation. To keep track I will give a number for each one:

Presentation A:     LAW 12 CRIME LAB

Presenation B:       Law proj april 2012

Presentation C:      Bloody Murder

Presentation D:    law

Presentation E: Case file format ;  Sam and Karolina

Presentation F:    Case file format; Paige