The Case: State of Arizona, Prosecution Vs. Penner, Defendant BRIEF CASE SUMMARY: Detective Quinn Penner was a veteran member of the Phoenix Police Department. On May 24, 2013, Detective Penner encountered Orson Hayes, a repeat criminal offender and suspected drug dealer. Penner thwarted Hayes’s attempt to rob a bank, but ultimately Hayes escaped arrest. The following evening, Orson Hayes was shot and killed in the alley of a local bar. According to eyewitness testimony from the victim’s cousin, Lee Hayes, Quinn Penner was the murderer. Penner’s friend Jamie Spalding confirms that Penner was in the vicinity on the night of the murder and had the opportunity to commit the crime. Quinn Penner claims innocence, and Police Officer and eyewitness Andy Hodges supports Penner’s story. The State of Arizona, in this case, is prosecuting Officer Quinn Penner for the murder of Orson Hayes. Prosecution Witness 1: AFFIDAVIT OF LEE HAYES After being duly sworn upon oath, Lee Hayes hereby deposes and states as follows: 1 My name is Lee and I was born May 20, 1990. Since 1996 I have lived in Phoenix, 2 Arizona. My parents are both journalists who work for They married after 3 National Geographic. they met on safari in Africa. They’re pretty famous and move frequently for their jobs. When I 4 was little they brought me along with them, but when I got to be school age, they wanted me to 5 have a more stable home life. So my aunt and uncle have taken care of me since I was six. 6 My aunt and uncle are in the restaurant business. After years of working for others, in 7 2002 they finally bought a place of their own: the popular local hangout Diner.” 8 “Shiny
The Case: State of Arizona, Prosecution Vs. Penner, Defendant BRIEF CASE SUMMARY: Detective Quinn Penner was a veteran member of the Phoenix Police Department. On May 24, 2013, Detective Penner encountered Orson Hayes, a repeat criminal offender and suspected drug dealer. Penner thwarted Hayes’s attempt to rob a bank, but ultimately Hayes escaped arrest. The following evening, Orson Hayes was shot and killed in the alley of a local bar. According to eyewitness testimony from the victim’s cousin, Lee Hayes, Quinn Penner was the murderer. Penner’s friend Jamie Spalding confirms that Penner was in the vicinity on the night of the murder and had the opportunity to commit the crime. Quinn Penner claims innocence, and Police Officer and eyewitness Andy Hodges supports Penner’s story. The State of Arizona, in this case, is prosecuting Officer Quinn Penner for the murder of Orson Hayes. Prosecution Witness 1: AFFIDAVIT OF LEE HAYES 1 After being duly sworn upon oath, Lee Hayes hereby deposes and states as follows: 2 My name is Lee and I was born May 20, 1990. Since 1996 I have lived in Phoenix, 3 Arizona. My parents are both journalists who work for National Geographic. They married after 4 they met on safari in Africa. They’re pretty famous and move frequently for their jobs. When I 5 was little they brought me along with them, but when I got to be school age, they wanted me to 6 have a more stable home life. So my aunt and uncle have taken care of me since I was six. 7 My aunt and uncle are in the restaurant business. After years of working for others, in 8 2002 they finally bought a place of their own: the popular local hangout “Shiny Diner.”
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