Assignment:
Instructions
Your written assignments for the first-half of this course will follow a criminal case through the pretrial, trial, and sentencing processes.
The State of Georgia v. Troy Davis The 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia.
Part 1: Postarrest
On the basis of your case study, answer the following:
1. Describe the case against the defendant and the crime(s) for which the defendant was charged. Identify the courtroom players involved in this case (the judge and attorneys).
2. Explain the decisions that the prosecutor and the defense were faced with, including the possibility of plea bargain.
Part 2: Pretrial
On the basis of your case study, answer the following:
1. Describe the pretrial processes that take place in a criminal trial and use the facts and players related to your specific case study to illustrate wherever possible.
2. Were there any pretrial motions? What pretrial motions would you expect there to be?
Submission Details:
Submit your assignment in a Microsoft Word document; include a cover page, reference page and 2 to 4 pages of content, to the Submissions.