Wednesday, December 11th

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 

Starter:

• Watch the above clip of opening statements from A Few Good Men.  What "angle" does each lawyer take in their opening statements?   In other words, how would you describe the "theme" or big idea of the two cases?

• Do you have any questions about your role in the trial or the trial in general that you'd like answered by one of our guest lawyers this week? If so, write them down as part of your starter and if you're a witness or judge, please let me know so I can make sure the guest lawyers come around to you in class.

Agenda
1. Annoumcements: 

• 2nd Semester Honors Book Club Announcement and Guidelines
  
• Seminar Make-up instructions for those who did not participate (see DP post below)

2. Review Mock Trial goals


3. Mock Trial Work Time

• Lawyers:  First make sure your team has assigned all 14 roles.  Then, work on developing your team's theory of the case with Attorney Brian Showalter.  Continue researching witnesses.
  
• Witnesses: Work on 2nd witness bio (Due end of class Friday)
  
• Judges:  Finish the schedule for the trial and have Ashley approve it; Watch 12 Angry Men today?