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JADM340 Criminal Evidence

Week 6 Course Project

Scenario Summary

The Defendant is on trial for calling in a false bomb scare and for inducing a panic at the college he attends.

Both the Prosecutor and the Defendant’s Defense Attorney plan on calling witnesses. They are veteran trial lawyers and have tried many criminal cases over the years.

Prosecutor calls Miss Maggie to the stand

Miss Maggie testifies that as she stood in the hallway of the main science building of the college, she heard a student that was walking by with another student say that a bomb had been planted somewhere in the building and it would go off at noon that day. The Prosecutor asks Miss Maggie if the person who made that statement was currently in the courtroom. Miss Maggie says nothing. Instead, she simply nods her head and points at the Defendant.

Defense Counsel cross-examines Miss Maggie

On cross-examination, Defense Counsel offers a prior statement given by Miss Maggie on the day in question, where Miss Maggie gave a statement to the investigating police officers called to the college. In the statement offered by Defense Counsel, Miss Maggie told the police that she did not clearly see who had made the statement about the presence of a bomb in the building referred to during Direct Examination.

Defense Counsel calls Mr. Mickie to testify

The prosecution rests and the Defense Counsel calls its first witness, Mr. Mickie. Mr. Mickie testifies that he was standing near Miss Maggie at the time and on the date in question. According to Mr. Mickie, Miss Maggie turned to him and told him that she had just heard a student say that a bomb had been planted somewhere in the building. Mr. Mickie also testifies that when he asked Miss Maggie which student said the bomb had been planted, she just stared wide-eyed at Mr. Mickie and slowly shook her head.

Activity

Evaluate whether or not each of these verbal and nonverbal statements are hearsay.

Write at least a 3 page paper giving your analysis of the facts and statements, your conclusions, and the reasoning for your conclusions.

Note: Use of sources outside your text are acceptable, but be sure to provided citations.

Guidelines

Papers must be at 3 pages in length (this would be roughly 1 page per area included in the report), 10 point font, double-spaced, include a cover page, introduction, body of the report, summary or conclusion and works cited.

Even though this is not a scientific-type writing assignment, and is mostly creative in nature, references are still very important. At least 3 authoritative, outside references are required (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last page titled “Works Cited”.

Appropriate citations are required using APA.

All DeVry University policies are in effect including the plagiarism policy.

Papers are due during Week 6 of this course.

Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the Course Q & A Forum.

This paper is worth 100 total points and will be graded on quality of research topic, quality of paper information, use of citations, grammar and sentence structure.

Remember to submit your assignment for grading when finished.

Grading Rubrics

Category Points Description

Content 70 Accurate and clear evaluation of the statements. Thorough discussion of how you reached your conclusions including your reasoning as to why each statement constitutes hearsay, or does not constitute hearsay.

Required length 5 Minimum 3 pages in length

Spelling and Grammer 15 Accurate spelling and grammar

Citations 10 Correct citations using APA

Total 100 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

Best Practices

The following are the best practices in preparing this paper.

Cover Page – Include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared, and date.

Introduction – Use a header on your paper. This will indicate you are introducing your paper.

The purpose of an introduction or opening:

Introduce the subject and why the subject is important.

Previews the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered.

Establish a tone of the document.

Include in the introduction a reason for the audience to read the paper. Also, include an overview of what you are going to cover in your paper and the importance of the material. (This should include or introduce the questions you are asked to answer on each assignment.)

Body of Your Report – Use a header titled with the name of your project. Example: “The Development of Hotel X – A World Class Resort”. Then proceed to break out the main ideas. State the main ideas, state major points in each idea, provide evidence. Break out each main idea you will use in the body of your paper. Show some type of division like separate sections that are labeled; separate group of paragraphs; or headers. You would include the information you found during your research and investigation.

Summary and Conclusion – Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing bur presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An effective summary identifies the main ideas and major support points from the body of your report. Minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of the ideas and how the effect the tourism industry.

Work Cited – Use the citation format as specified in the Syllabus.

Additional hints on preparing the best possible project.

Apply a three step process of writing… Plan, Write, and Complete.

Prepare an outline of your research paper before you go forward.

Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required.

Use visual communication to further clarify and support the written part of your report. Example graphs, diagrams, photographs, flowcharts, maps, drawings, animation, video clips, pictograms, Tables, and Gantt charts.