Court TV: Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe Name_____________ “The This week’s episode: The Trial of Montresor. In this week’s episode of Court TV, Montresor is on trial for the murder of Fortunato. Part I. The Evidence. Prosecution: Imagine that you are the prosecuting attorney Defense: Imagine that you are Montresor’s high-priced defense assigned to prosecute Montresor for the murder of Fortunato. You attorney to defend him against the charges presented by the are seeking the death penalty because you are trying to prove that state of premeditated murder. The only catch is, is that you only Montresor committed murder.” A premeditated get paid the big bucks if you can get Montresor off the hook with a “premeditated crime is: by fully conscious willful intent and a verdict of innocent. Respond to the evidence presented by the “characterized measure of forethought and planning” prosecution and then outline the evidence you will present that meaning that Montresor was will prove Montresor innocent of all charges. fully aware of what he was doing and planned the murder beforehand. Outline the evidence that you will present to prove your case that Montresor knowingly planned to kill Fortunato. Part II. Closing Arguments. Next, write a paragraph on a separate sheet of notebook paper that will be your closing argument to the jury. Remember that your closing argument should review the evidence and indicate either Montresor’s guilt or innocence. Select at least three pieces of evidence to discuss in your paragraph. The purpose of your paragraph is to persuade the jury to vote either guilty or innocent.
Court TV: “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe Name_____________ This week’s episode: The Trial of Montresor. In this week’s episode of Court TV, Montresor is on trial for the murder of Fortunato. Part I. The Evidence. Prosecution: Imagine that you are the prosecuting attorney assigned to prosecute Montresor for the murder of Fortunato. You are seeking the death penalty because you are trying to prove that Montresor committed “premeditated murder.” A premeditated crime is: “characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a measure of forethought and planning” meaning that Montresor was fully aware of what he was doing and planned the murder beforehand. Outline the evidence that you will present to prove your case that Montresor knowingly planned to kill Fortunato. Defense: Imagine that you are Montresor’s high-priced defense attorney to defend him against the charges presented by the state of premeditated murder. The only catch is, is that you only get paid the big bucks if you can get Montresor off the hook with a verdict of innocent. Respond to the evidence presented by the prosecution and then outline the evidence you will present that will prove Montresor innocent of all charges. Part II. Closing Arguments. Next, write a paragraph on a separate sheet of notebook paper that will be your closing argument to the jury. Remember that your closing argument should review the evidence and indicate either Montresor’s guilt or innocence. Select at least three pieces of evidence to discuss in your paragraph. The purpose of your paragraph is to persuade the jury to vote either guilty or innocent.
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