I can't go into detail on what was in our case memos but I can say this, they were time consuming. There was a lot of papers to go through. One of them was a handwritten statement from the defendant, in cursive, messy cursive. So I think that would be the most difficult part of this phase of the project. I don't think there ever was a section that was easy, it was all pretty much at the same high difficulty. I think that the biggest struggle with all of us was coming up with a verdict. It might of been a bit easier if the decision didn't have so much weight on it. At the end we couldn't reach a verdict, we had to ask for help from the lawyers. I feel that throughout the whole project I put in maximum effort.
In this section of our project we got into groups and investigated an area of forensics that we'd make a presentation of to teach the rest of the class about. Our topic was blood spatter. We had to research what kinds of weapons and impacts made what kind of stains. Here's a link to it. My role in this project was to design most fo the presentation, my section was the "How to recreate a crime scene using blood spatter". I feel that I presented really well and helped people learn what they needed to.
Our HTHCV XONR8 project consisted of reviewing an actual case file and find out whether or not an individual's case should be taken on by the California Innocence Project. We had to sign a nondisclosure agreement and we'd have full access to all of the case files. At the end of the project we'd have to present everything that we'd uncovered and give a final verdict as to whether or not we think the CIP should take the case. We had to study a certain area of forensics, review case memos, and ultimately present to a lawyer.
|
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |