Reflect1 on

When I enrolled this subiet I

thoua that L would Cnlu acf and
verbalize the legal jarqen that I have
learned n mu l o w e ueaNS. I hae
earned alot From this Subiet
+hankS to mu excellent proFessor
In thIS Subiet learned how thne
COurt works a basic sense. Itis
as ItL have aotten a Sneak peakK
OF what I exper ieNCe while
tiaat iMa the court rom as a
awLer. H IS a very_ gcd experience
and I will neuer Forae the th1nas
+hat T learned in this class.
Dur'ina the first day of this dass
Teali2ed that T ree to brush up
ciples Ond laws
with A he prun
h a t L e a r e d in the Civil Procedure
and rules on EVdence. Our professer
then made uS WatCh he e ie
fev
Liar Lar. lt iS a ogod mevie
Comedic
Pactice Court evenE It js
a

mowie. The mOUe IS about a laWUe

who practices lauw with luing whilat
also ina to his family all the me
M O i e that
we watched
Anethey
is he Trial ef he Chicaqo 1
 OrlinO
Mara aladus B.
T 1s a
The trial of he Chicaao
ativists.
Meute about he trjal
Ln this mowie he protaqenist
experienced a lof Violaiois to heir
Constitut lenal r 1ats. This movie shete
shoued hat pesple uNo plactce j
aw weuld senetmes ise t f o
Illeaa o Utai purposes
peth this mouIes shgwed h e
pplicaten et fermally with the
pplicaflem GF moUlna f seweral
a cEmedieS wit Liar Liar d
Phe appli.Catien ef uHless eamvatie
in the Tria oChiAqD These yheuie
sheued what to do as a laue
and uwhat not to do as a laue
These mevies sheuwed ho the
pratice et Coud e used t
Undermine he iauts ef ethers
ard they also showel hat Ibeina
auuer ene must Mavntain
inearty and espect net 1uS o
Hhe ient bt tohe her
adwerse mu aS WE
AFter he presentakon cf he mevies.
he First prsentam fe Practicee
Caurt as beaun with fMe_First oup
resennng me pOCedure ot pretria
Thefe TheN Stry s riwet wat with
Maria Gladys B rne
OSCar Wo y atna et Mu clasSmates
Under the Rules f Ceuv Pretra
Wdolues
Plea bargainng
2 Stipulation * ats

4maE\ne O Ndencefor
idenhFicatieM
5) modifICat ien of ceauence f tnal
IF Me accused admits he chasae
aaaAnSt him_out terposeL defeise
ha is vald.
G)Such mateS ac Wil_produce e
prenote a fai ria he
Cm a e CAUi aspets e he
CASR
The First OVoup n presentng ann
applicaMen t Pre-tria_at aGul
CASe nUUg Child Cstody. Uer he
Civil Code ar'stodu of a dhild is wth
Hhe hothe anod ml_upen he cheice
h e hild,upe reacning uearsdd
hat he ustot ot Hhe methe miqt
harae The First Noup dida ve
OCdb in akng gut the Sample
a e- friau. Ln heir cae
there waS no plea Mroa ni na 9nce
Itis a CAUI CaL, What K appied in
this pre-tTal s he StHiplatiemn
Facs. he akivg f he eidenta
 Marna Gladus B. r i o
The FiSt_arsup presented yery uel
n hat they had veru Mtencte
waN o wods afterwar ds in thot
+he purties h e a ned to
N d thei COe to Ratku
Tulto S ghow.

Withthe seLOG SeLNd aCOUp

the CC deC _ ria was dhanged
pecau he acUSEd_Odmitedi
the chaKqe ouk aumed h a t he
had a leba easen Fer killiua
he UictW
The fats IMhe second areups
CAse AUOAUES he Vic*in aind Me
aCused n the Same ar. The
ACCMSed testiEied that the
DantiL appOachedhen nd
attacked then. Cne of he
wthesses stated that he victin
approached he acCused s table
wh anger n is eues.
The uictw was hen'sated
+o we SHarted Hhe Fiqht
tus eoding to his de ath.
e ct heauers of fhe
t i e s questiened he witnes
MwheFhec er ot hee Uicv
waS anqru WheM he aPprache
he aculsed Hhe ther conse
ojeted tb the questen,
Maria ladys P.Odno
He obected en the around {hat
he questievM e Aher
COunS waS misleadina.
ue to he fact that he
IM} ena reeli vas t he
aC CuSE-A CaNno be FnGn
O Me WtMesS. The COunse
wno asked the questien is
Fhen aleadu estitui
hat Heat the victRa
was
apprcached He1able
he acCUSLA Here
esiti n,a fact
hat was notE testtied upen
uSt Let by anu_E he
HresSes o t any of he
parties. Under e rules en
evidene tAEtleaA
aquestien hat mislecdiug
i s n e where aSSUmes
har SometnIng isfYue
aS a Fat wMen it is net
Fnown URA w h e n lt
was not testified
upon US AeA. L n h s
CAse ad mit that
w Ive eeway
to he unsel wco
asked he questien
Maria Gladus B. Erlue

h e AeCALA AE Ujtim was

aUgru when he
Aypttodched n e accuEd
net
would adnit t e a u e
woulo establish he
reAAltye heautness
n whehe t he realu
dio see how he fiqht
petween e Vicim Are
he accRd plaued eut
AsStatdi he a n
EVIdEMCe aA awItess
SheuldNavepe/SeNal
Nwleoe he Facks
releuautJto Me Case
he quali e d
fo e
aS a winess Tn his
Cae he witNess ee Ms
O 6ny See Mat,he
ViChmaypached he
aUed tabe There
Was Malice bena
teshhied upen ust 4e
E ha s ohen the he
aCCUed enM
what he yeeds to Proue
GTder fer hS Clum t
ecea legally Killin tbe
Maria Gladus B eino
Uictim uuder he Reuised
enal CoRe the ushfui
CAV CLMStance ofcelAesease
MuSt e met with unlawful
ONesSIEA, easenabl
MecesStthae a k ofF
SutIceMt_ OCohen c
ne pat
dek èndiq nimsel.
h e Case e HMe seCend
t was not establihed thot&
he victim,approahed the
OCCuged wh LAAlawfu
aaresSIen. One e l e e t ot
SEF dekente isaready
misSia Ancther
hat reaseabl necessit
was aSO net_ reeN Du
he ACU Sed.LEA
ASSum hat h evitim
dd approach the ¥he aCCueds
abe'wih
did he accUsed
agre ssIoM
Men applied r e a s e e b l e
Means' repellinq SuCh
gressIo. Was i t recESSaNG
die?
tor the Vicfim toelement
wIth e SeLNd
f Sef derensSe
,woud hen declare
Case
aUULA iM fais
mat he
Maria ladis B. Oriu
s uuly ef fhe rime
omicidL M cALE H selE
del eas the, aLCUeA IS the
Ne Who Nag a aurde
to rowe is c e nCEnce
uNder he la. This Caud ba
PVecisely_because he aU Ld
admitted o his ouult already
but he H iraUstance is
iushkiable tueretsre what
he dd is_not puishade
by aw
The neX arsup had a CAse
f VAN r Ai Uidence cqaunst
WeMen and Chidren.
Ln hisCae the fathe Nas
ACCused of being iolentard
CAUSIg Wuries to hS Sen.
he wite he plajutit la fhiss
Case ard the mothe the
child said that she heard
her cen y while She uas
COoivg doinstars a d uhen
she wet up to check M him
She Sao ner husbard at he
e n ef hitting he chia. She
Then
then Caw he pruies en the
Child's pody leadiu be to
asSume heet her husbar
has already hit-he child.
Mavia lladus B. Grao
The Ceunsel fe hedetease
j this Caç Ceeatedu
queshoed he plantiff wth
what sMe aa). Wule wAs
wat ch he at L Saw
Such line oquestieningAs a
frm ot odge the Ate
Dlantif. The defense CoUnsel
have
here Fer me Sheuld
uSt ened en he Fat taat
Ohe paini did net achualy
SEE Ker huspand hit the
child instead she just asumed
t L t o u d also be quGtorea
E he child was an actie
Chld o not. LE he is
Ohve hen he Chld Celd
due to
Mave bruised hmselt
his ache_daui. IEot t
hen
CArCUmStantia evidene
by hat the
Cod e addued
ivdeeol h i h e
fater did
ic
Child wiha rce thatleang
beyond dsGple ard The elements
Mere on Uiotence.
h e Anh-Vidence Agpirst
at
Wmeyn ard hlren
ude hat whe comm qfed
that the prsen
relafioAship with
Ae act haswno
a
A {ne ujchiwu
weman
the
 rlina
Maria Aedys B
h e Uiolence b hex
being his fe,fcamer
wike h e r hawina a

Seyual Velahonshipih h\mcs

wih hom he has a child
a CCman chd wbefhe
eomate ef llegitirake.
2PhusiaUioleNcemeans
ats hat in clude podi u
phu SICal naM.
basèd Gn the pctuves heweel
the resent ahGn he
huspand'seeyMsfe e quilty
O Uidaje the Anh Ulelece
AqansE Umen ar ci dy
Att oE 2604.
Urumstaucia eidene CEulA
nawe alSo een Used /n this
Case
Under he lau en eidence
CrauMstancial eidee
nove e elements et jncllde
here IS mere han ene CAtuhstance
2)The Fats Frem which thE
AFerenCes Afes are deved
The Cemanaien cf all the
CACCMmStanieS IC Such as to
Nccduce a Cenvihen beyerd
a reakGnable daubt.
Maria ladus B.Oline
Ln he cae f the Fird roup
CIVCuMStanial ewkence
e pplled if it Caud k2
May F
Yroven hat he ruises
he child were t Hem
he yidene Caued the
Falher upen the chale
Tn this _asétheFather wasS
esifhed Dy_h ewife asaas
hapitua linker ard
SaA Would Ve (ease is
ustraionsa n heiv ci (a.
he pkes _resented a e
pAt planti s Ade is lo
Tellg_k he Famess
aSSuhed quilt jn fhat he
wounds he chld remn
here vident_in a t it
CANnOt e caused Dy
he h i d slainga l e
he child had leceyatias
aNd What fupe e tchld
WGuld pay as uch to hawe
Aeranens literig his ody
dajuiE also
ate waNAs. he
resented anethe wfMess a
a t i r m e d hat
dote ho
en the childs
he aerahens
ody a hem elt That
a

festmny and the ufes

dotors
Mayia lladus B. Ylino
estimay For me Makes he
huspadaulty In hy aGn
fUislatithe Anti Violene
Aunst wOmen ard ildien Ack.
betause by aUCun Stancial i dence
It was Prouen haB,
) the uoknds en he dhild ody
were / Gnn a_pElt hitt hiu
epeatedu
2 Me wife tesivey ol the
huspand eAng ahalbitualdrnke
hUtVaties
and him releastl his
o heid ald
h e wite fhrough her estimeny
Stted hat the husard was
o o i tfhe i child.
A ese CArA C t a n e s \Jerep
ay Ceible witnesses here fere
oen
M_pai
I
he hUshd the
1daraup's preEAtatan s qult
In Mis subet t acice Ceur
Lalso eared w fowt objecienade
we aed
queshoS. omen obphas hak
i s Class uwere
Dehens becauL he ques tien
was eadirg
epjehens because the qetien
As pMiS (Eadiang
lecaute the qUeshon
obe tienS