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Download kitty genovese murder and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Law in PDF only on Docsity! First Case Training The Daily News From the CSLD VOL 1, NO.I INFO@TIMES.COM NEWS FOR TODAY! THETIMES.COM PRICE: 0.00 $ WHAT HAPPENED TO KITTY GENOVESE ? Around 3:00 am, on March the 13th, a young woman of 28 years old got stabbed and raped whilst going back home. The murder scene was right outside of her apartment building. On that night, Kitty Genovese left a bar where she worked in Queens and came back home by car and parked near her apartment, not taking notice of the man that was following her. He had spotted her on Kitty’s wayback home. Just outside the hallway, the man that followed her jumped out of his car to catch Kitty. Naturally, she tried to run away from him but in vain. He got to his victim and stabbed her twice. Kitty screamed and one of the neighbors came for Kitty. The attacker left the building running. However, 10 minutes later, he came back searching for Kitty, looking everywhere she could have gone. Lying down in the hallway, almost unconscious, her attacker found her. For his second attempt, which was his last, he raped Kitty, stabbed her multiple times and stoled from her around 50＄. Immediately after his crime, he left the crime scene. Leaving this woman behind him. Discovered by Sophia Farrar, a neighbor and friend of Kitty, called for help for the unconscious woman in her arms. Unfortunately, she died on the road to the hospital. The victim, Kitty Genovese; The first suspect was Kitty’s girlfriend, then the police questioned the neighbors but none were serious leads. 6 days later, a man was arrested for a roberring. On top of that, his white car was recognized by a witness/neighbor and consequently he got questioned. During the questioning he admitted the crime of Kitty and 2 other women. The murderer was arrested for 3 self-claimed murders and 1 convicted murder. First Case Training The Daily News From the CSLD VOL 1, NO.I INFO@TIMES.COM NEWS FOR TODAY! THETIMES.COM PRICE: 0.00 $ Winston Moseley, the man got charged for the Kitty case, only the Kitty case and not the two other cases he admitted committing. He was convicted for a first degree murder, second degree robbery and second degree attempted kidnapping. At first he did not plead guilty, however later on Wiston Moseley changed his plea to guilty due to insanity. He was sentenced for the murder of Kitty Genovese to a death penalty for which was modified after he testified for another murder. After that event his sentence was reduced to life emprisonnement. In the end, Winston died in prison almost 50 years after his crime. First Case Training The Daily News From the CSLD VOL 1, NO.I INFO@TIMES.COM NEWS FOR TODAY! THETIMES.COM PRICE: 0.00 $ Some important rules of procedure of the CSLD A - Rules about appellations : ● Lawyers and prosecutors address the Court in the following terms : ○ Your honor ○ Honorable judges. ● Lawyers: ○ Are referred to as: XXX Esquire, (Esq.) ○ Can exceptionally use the first person but favor the 3rd person ○ Prepare the witnesses they intend to call during the hearing ○ Each lawyer will be specialized in a specific field of the case on which his plea will relate (historical, economic expert, etc.) B - Rules about interventions : ● Before any intervention, the person concerned addresses the Court and the assembly by the formula: “Your honor, Esquires , Prosecutors, Dear witnesses…” before beginning his speech ● After any intervention, the person concerned returns the floor to the Court by the formula: "I give the floor to the presidency" or "The civil/opposing party gives the floor to the presidency" or "The prosecutor gives the floor to the Court" etc... ● Prosecutors: ○ Are designated, by their quality of lawyer, according to the term Prosecutor XXX ○ Can exceptionally use the first person ○ Must ensure that they have a thorough knowledge of the facts First Case Training The Daily News From the CSLD VOL 1, NO.I INFO@TIMES.COM NEWS FOR TODAY! THETIMES.COM PRICE: 0.00 $ The conduct of the trial Hearing path 1. The Court opens the hearing, recalls the facts and cites the articles of law on which the hearing is based, 2. The lawyers for the civil party present their plea : → The lawyers of the civil party can include in their argument an interrogation of the defendant, 3. The Court grants the prosecutor the right to question the lawyers on their plea and reconsider the terms of this plea, Prosecutors can, at this time : a. Question lawyers on their arguments; b. Go back to the words and terms used; vs. Denounce any speculation on the part of the lawyers, → Note: If the prosecutor has a flagrant intervention during the defense of the lawyers, he can ask the Court for the right to intervene. ○ If it is relevant, it will give rise to a response from the lawyer or the defendant,⇒ the prosecutor will therefore subsequently request a motion to prosecute ○ Otherwise, the Court may decide on a ban on intervention; or even a dismissal of the hearing if this is repeated too much 4. The floor is then given to the opposing party, 5. The opposing party's lawyers intervene and make their case to the court, 6. The court then calls the lawyers to present the witness(es) to the bar, 7. The Court calls the testimony of the civil party then that of the opposing party : ● Following the testimony, the lawyer can continue with an interrogation of his witness, then it is the turn of the opposing party ● The prosecutor can intervene during the interrogation by using objections (cf doc objections) or if a declaration is erroneous 8. Each party presents a closing speech before the deliberation of the Judges in which they recall their requests (decisions they wish), 9. The Judges meet behind closed doors to deliberate and issue an objective judgment taking into account the whole facts, evidence, articles and testimonies collected during the hearing, 10. All members meet again in the hearing room. The judges take the floor: They recall all the facts, Conclude on the result of their deliberation, State a judgment on the case, Applause is not required. - Video for a better understanding : https://youtu.be/lME3xXa8y-c First Case Training The Daily News From the CSLD VOL 1, NO.I INFO@TIMES.COM NEWS FOR TODAY! THETIMES.COM PRICE: 0.00 $ “Pleading” A - What is a pleading ? The pleading generally designates the verbal presentation of the claims and arguments of a party before a court, during a hearing. The purpose of the pleading is to convince the court. This statement contains the demands, also known as "claims", and the defenses. To plead, can be presented facts, means of fact and law and evidence. B - Structure of a pleading Whether your pleading is oral or written, it is in your interest to : - Start with an introduction where you clearly explain the problems related to your case; describe the relevant facts in the order in which they occurred; - Explain how your evidence supports the facts as you describe them, rather than as described by the other party; - Explain in a reasonable way why the other party's evidence is irrelevant, unbelievable, or not as strong as all of your evidence; - Identify any relevant law or policy and relate it to the facts surrounding your case; - Conclude with a brief summary of your case, including the results or benefits you are requesting.