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2016 Mock Trial Competition Finals - Monterey County, CA

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all rise superior court of the state of Calif County of Monterey Department 15 down session the Idol judge Roberts O'Farrell siding thank you very much just be sure to do that thank you very much and welcome Pacific Grove and Carmel planter stands at the end where am I seeing the two of you before seems like maybe 18 of the last 20 years or so how you've been doing this for over a week now I believe in you have all fought the good fight and you've proven yourselves and your here for the finals this is the final Monterey County Mock Trial Competition and I can graduate both of you both teams for being exceptional and getting this far Miranda start now let me have the parties introduce their teams if you would please afternoon your honor my name is Alex belletti for the people my name is Red Cow for the people good afternoon my name is Anna gumberg for the people good afternoon your honor I'm Sam Spencer good afternoon your honor and Lou Williams good afternoon detective Terry Thomas good afternoon your honor I'm Dakota Kim good afternoon your honor my name is Megan coo and I will be serving as a clerk for today's trial I will be giving visual time signals of two minutes 1 minutes  30 seconds  and Shop  feels like in producer yes  alright then Pacific Grove yes your honor I am proud to introduce the 2016 Pacific Grove High School defense mock trial team good afternoon your honor scoring attorneys Reinventing defense counsel for Jamie Hayes in this afternoon's pre-trial motion good afternoon your honor scoring attorneys are real Isaac Council Virginia hates good afternoon attorneys Noah Santos Council anything's  good afternoon your honor scoring attorney and my name is Sarah better and Diane Gale green good afternoon Ernie my name is book bag on and I'm out with all good afternoon your other scoring attorneys my name is Isabel Christmas and I am Casey Barnes good afternoon your honor scoring attorneys my name is Max Afifi and I am Jamie Hayes at this time they are available please introduce herself and so song attorneys my name is Michael McMurtry and I'll be available after noon at this time there a shot of her please and do it yourself  good afternoon scoring attorney my name is Nicole Webber and I will be the shadow surface in this  at this time mayor of coaches being introduced themselves good afternoon your honor scoring attorneys Larry hedquist teacher coach cartoon touch good afternoon your honor storing attorneys Diana Rosenthal attorney coach Pacific Rim bicycle thank you very much and I see that the defense has noticed emotion and pretrial Motion in there you ready go ahead and $0.04 that at this time may I proceed 16 hours  Jamie Hayes was relentlessly interrogated for 16 continue hours from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jamie has had no opportunity to sleep and was given no sustenance as 5 p.m. was approaching mr. Hayes Grier exhausted hungry and desperate for the question to end at this point checked if Thomas became visibly angry and begin questioning my client inches away from his face so out of fear an out of desperation mr. Hayes made a statement that the tality of the circumstances demonstrate that statement was made in voluntarily first the length of the interrogation is inherently corset II detective Thomas was mentally course of turn my client and third my clients free world was over born to the use of official pressure fatigue and psychological ploys therefore the defense respectfully asks that you grant her motion is suppress the involuntary statement made by my client  first the length of the interrogation is inherently courses do US Supreme Court case of strappy state of Tennessee will the 36-hour interrogate was no sleep arrest for the defendant is inherently coercive similarly and our case my client was interrogated for 6 continuous out  time right line I guess it's a cross when they exceed a certain number of hours of sing or is it fluid play caress in addition to 16 hours in our case must be taken into consideration as well as the totality of the circumstances in addition my client was awake for the 16 hours is running to police custody at 11:30 making that 17 and a half hours with no sleep or rest and was awake during the day making that 24 hours if not more with no time for my client to sleep or rest and Edition Detective Tom only offered my client stale crackers in a cup of water during that interrogation second detective Thomas mentally corset or Mike line she questioned my client for the remainder of the interrogation the remaining 15 out of 6 teen hours trying to get my client to admit that he had another reason for hitting we Valdez other than the sole purpose of saving Casey Barnes light  in addition detective Thomas begin questioning my client inches away from his face with visible anger because she was not getting the answer she wanted from my client  Victor my clients Free Will was over what is the use of official pressure fatigue and psychological Ploy such as in the case of span of a New York just like an hour case and in Spano play was interrogated from the early hours of the morning but in our case the interrogation took twice as long 16 hours  detective Thomas a psychological Ploy that your mother's boss has been contacted at work she may be in trouble baby humiliated if you do not cooperate falsely arouse my client sympathies it's in making the involuntary statement because my client new she was definitely afraid of getting in trouble  because her mother would be humiliated so due to the tell any of the circumstances respectfully asks that you grant your motion is suppress the statement made by my client thank you and the people  may it please the court  the people ask that you denied the defense's motion to suppress a statement by the defendant on May 16th 2014 violated his Fifth Amendment right  on May 15th 2014 tech Terry Thomas what is the defendant brought them in for interrogation  about an hour in the defendant became on Warford the detective was pursuing the truth release a proper technique C. That true that's when the defendant said Valdez is a jerk he got what he deserved  no this is still Constitution 4 reasons the techniques used by the detective or not course if the defendant had ample knowledge of his rights and all of the factors give me if you do find it they work worsen we're not the proximate cause of the statement  no ice coffee Tennessee states that a 36-hour interrogation without sleep or rest is apparently corset  but your honor this is 20 hours Short of an Ashcraft well there's no doubt that 16 hours is a long time but the detective assuming the truth  Cunningham V city of Wenatchee states that detectives are allowed to pursue the truth even after the defending that said he's innocent  that is exactly detective Thomas was doing in today's case as far as the techniques used by detective Thomas getting in the defendants face but there's a certain amount of pressure at least are allowed to apply during interrogation Arizona and said that arrest to some degree is course  we seen cases such as people be Smith people be Musselwhite and Stacy Brown that you can administer fake test even lie about evidence you've been handcuffed people to tables  that's all it miscible now your honor when we look at them in receiving such as this one it's very important we consider Ash Ash draft issues me Runner Miranda v Arizona I'm ready to be Arizona after 1966 defendants now know that they have the right to remain silent they have the right to have an attorney present they have the right to have an attorney if they can't afford one  are you running that's not a right the defendant in Hanes had that's not right of the defendant in Spanaway Gordon to note that the proximate cause of both of those confessions was the denial to an attorney  no it doesn't matter what detective Thomas was saying throughout the entire interrogation all that the defendant had to do was say stop  I don't want to talk about this  the detective would have had to stop even if it's found to be somewhat coarse of you didn't you felt it was not the reason that he statement how do you do amplify that somewhat but people be Mickey's clear that all of the cores of elements if there are in need to be the proximate cause of the statement that means that there needs to be a degree of foreseeability needs to be made in the temporal aspect neither of these criteria are met in today's case  thank you I'd like to further going to the proximate cause a very clear proximate cause in the case of Hanes V state of Washington  the detective handsome a written confession says if you sign this then you can speak to but you will not get to speak to your wife or an attorney until you sign this confession  there's a very clear foreseeable aspect that the defendant would then sign the confession turn this case will have that first year honor there was no confession given the statement here Valdez is a jerk he got what he deserved even if it's true that the detective was seeking a confession didn't even if it's found involuntary is a matter of words that phone confession or just an incriminating statement he was seeking a confession emotive he didn't get that  did I answer your question this is it cause your mother any trouble at work cannot be the proximate cause of valdez's a jerk he got what he deserved those two are just not relatable they're not related at all no you're under this also doesn't rise to what we see in people V Musselwhite where they lie about evidence and say that they found fingerprints on the victim's body belonging to the defendant that wasn't in the proximate cause if that can't be how can we hit Zoom distance  for all of these reasons we have to goodnight the defense's motion thank you thank you would you like to reply fingerprints your fingerprints were found on the victim's body this was the factual I use in the case of people V Musselwhite California Supreme Court deemed not to be inducement because it did not influence the defendant's decision it's a making a confession however are case the psychological Ploy used by detective Thomas  forced my client to making a choice either pleasing the detective you giving her what she wanted  or having to risk having his mother humiliated at work  in addition does not bring a pre-trial motion on whether or not my client effectively invoked his Miranda rights does pretrial motion is focusing on the can you show atmosphere of corrosion that was created by in three in the interrogation by the detective that made the statement involuntary such as in the case a people behave in the case of hands V state of Washington we ran out of fear of substantial commercial was created through the statements and actions of State officials action such as speaking inches away from my clients face with visible anger statements such as your mother bosses been contacted at work she may be in trouble if you do not cooperate those created the atmosphere of substantial conversion that makes the statement voluntary  so therefore for this at ality of the circumstances because my clients will was over born to the use of pressure fatigue sympathies falsey aroused the defense respectfully ask that you grant or motion to suppress the statement from the trop thank you no I'd like to return to variety of Arizona it's true that there's no question of whether this waiver was fault turn on but that doesn't mean that it's an important in fact it's very important in today's case after Miranda Musselwhite Smith Brown Cunningham they're all deemed constitutional in fact there's not a case in this universe after 1966 that was deemed unconstitutional they're all Khan beforehand we see how these are cases that would be greatly influenced by Miranda  there was a huge impact them the has in this case and we ask you to consider that  the defense also mentioned people be Smith they mentioned that there was a psychological Ploy this case just like there was a psychological coin that is  however people be Smith was deemed constitutional the use of a psychological Ploy is Khan National that is what people be Smith sets  so let's talk about what exactly this psychological Ploy is  I contacted you local spas and I hope this doesn't cause you any trouble at work that is what the detective said you never said anything about humiliating you never said anything about the mother losing her job  this is nowhere near what we see if he will be muscle white people be muscle white they say we have fingerprints the victim's body that are yours  this case we have I hope this doesn't cause your mother when you trouble at work  this is not reach the level of people we must wipe and this is not enough to say it's corset but yet again I'd like to point out that even if you do find that that was course if it's still not the proximate cause and people be Mickey is very clear but it has to be the proximate cause in order for this to be unconstitutional  and for that reason we ask that you deny the defense's motion thank you  are we look behind the reasons that the law has evolved has it has through the cases and so don't let this issue and you have to look at the really the underlying purpose of it all involuntary confessions or incriminating statements are dim to be unreliable and they can  results in a person being convicted of a crime who's not guilty of a crime therefore to make certain that anything to defend and says it's reliable places to the LA places requirement that the Russians are statements be voluntary and you have to look at the totality of the facts in each case certainly can't measure it by a certain number of hours and you have people that might be it might have a 35 year-old defendant has been arrested many times in question is somewhat of a hardened character you might have a reflect we have Heroes 19 or so and has never been in trouble with the law  it doesn't matter the criteria is the same was it voluntary have to look at the totality of the circumstances as it affects a particular individual and it looking at this I don't find it is voluntary 16 hours symbols for say without any essential food or water other than stale crackers in the world water no rest no it just almost in and of itself is is an indication whether an indication it's almost a reason to find it involuntary the whole the whole tenor of at the officer rent in his face and so on it's a confession like this to Simply would not pass muster in the courts and I will read the motion to suppress then we're ready to rearrange the court yes  you're before I proceed with opening statements the people have a few preliminary matters to address please BB marks identification alright then a MVR this is AF here and B is behind yes they may be marked A and B yes you may do that going to be recognized all Witnesses are constructively sequestered so that they cannot testify to what they hear in court today you don't have any objection to that and the defense would ask for the same freedom of movement around the court approach the exhibits during opening statements and closing arguments thank you nothing further from the  alright then  are the people make an opening statement hey please the court this please he posed no threat so there was no justification on the night 15th 2014 Australia Valdez of Central Coast University campus security along with his partner officer Sam Spencer responded to a call vandals University track team house in area that both officers New Wealth this is because the trap team was Notorious for causing problems I can't Nasser Valdez and officer Spencer I responded there many times help on arrival officer Valdez Dodge Avenger split up Valdez went to look for something  the encounter Casey bar we were here with the captain of the sea track  officer Valdez strongest form from the put up she's carrying screwdriver  he told her to put his hand put her head Barnes did not respond well  cancer valdez's horse to Tabor this is where the defendant comes in Europe  you here at the defending went out on the porch of the track house and sauce or Valdez and Miss Barnes they grabbed a baseball bat ran over to them when I lost Ur Valdez was detaining Miss Barnes Renton raise the baseball bat swing it and struck it in the side of Oscar Valdez his head leaving him in a coma subsequently officer Valdez died of his injuries and we are here today because the people have charged the defendant with officer valves as his murder now your honor in order to prove the defendant guilty of murder we must prove that he knew we could kill us or Valadez swung bat bat  that he consciously disregarded that risk and did it anyway and that the defendant had no lawful justification and doing it is Undisputed that the defendant drop offs or Valdez and that he killed in your honor we will prove the defendant knew he could kill Oscar Valdez when he just won that back he consciously disregarded that risk anyway which is the very definition of implied malice aforethought this case comes down to is whether the defendant add lawful justification and killing officer about this  100 Holcomb 505  you are permitted to kill a inexpensive enough  Jordan to Avail myself of this defense the defendant must have reasonably believed that means bonded life was in danger drop off service  we believe that the defense will let that officer Valdez was choking Miss Barnes at the top but your honor we will officer Valdez was empty-handed when he was killed he posed no threat to Miss Barnes life you here today from Sam Spencer Lobster about this is Bataan lying on the sidewalk 5 ft away from her when he was killed  you will hear from both Sam Spencer and detective Terry Thomas that Miss Barnes the one who was allegedly choked no markings on her neck whatsoever after the older keishin officer Valdez no fret  twist bonds life  the pose no threat so there was no justification have you entered today's case we will ask you find the defendant guilty of murder thank you just to give opening statement not Sabine control is to have complete powers  the ability to restrain it and the capacity to determine today you will learn to control through the pivotal role in our case when you hear from my client Jamie Hayes when he tells you what happened on May 15th 2014 the day my client witness Lee Valdez campus security guard gain control over Casey Barnes  gaming pulled her very life  I felt as choked her  going to my client Jamie Hayes is assumed that sounds or Coast who's in a bowl of thing number of activities on campus he's involved with the track to you just how is Lenny anthems as well as a non-violent student what is a Shahrukh Khan CCU against police brutality  today you'll hear from my client and two of his track teammates Alex was all this Ziebart that Lee Valdez campus security guard wanted nothing more than to have complete control or the tracksuit they will tell you that when Valdez didn't feel he had that control  become violent Casey Barnes the cap of the track team even tell you that she when does Valdez be Violet so many times that you can experience it that she felt the need to file to complaints against Lee velvet because she was so concerned for home safety and safety finally rotor you will hear about the events of May 15th today at Lee Bell just decided he had enough with the tracking and in a fit of rage lost control of his temper and almost choked Casey Barnes to death May 15th 2014 is the day my client stepped out onto the front porch his track house and salt was happening in front of he saw Casey Barnes his track team me struggling to breathe underneath the Baton we Valdez which is pressed her neck choke breathe her veins were bulging to struggling to scream  on May 15th my clients all Tiki Bars about to die and you that my client wrap a baseball bat right onto the scene and you'll stop five times but when he saw that leave Valdez had no intention of stopping can you be held at  let me hold on. My client so I'm that baseball bat for one reason because he knew he had to save happy hearing from all four of them friends as Witnesses and all for the prosecution's witnesses  you'll be compelled to deliver Lumber luggage  are the people really to call their first Witness  yes Sam Spencer calling officer sad friends with the witness stand rephrase right hand keeps on the front of the testimony you are about to give will faithfully and truthfully conform boxing rules yes I do thank you please please State your first and last name spelling your love Sam Spencer Spencer UPS afternoon good afternoon ma'am what do you do for a living what's your duties as a security officer entail I Patrol the campus and keep the students at CCU safe did you know Lee Valdez yes he was my partner did your Patrol the area around the track house and Central Coast University turn like a foundation did you wish to respond to that  request to know  that needs Foundation would you like to elaborate is a process amination saw 11 Spencer CCU yes ma'am it did I'd like to talk to you about maybe the teams 2014 directing your attention to the exhibit do you recognize it yes this is a diagram of Louis Avenue is it a fair and accurate depiction of Lotus Avenue as of on May 15th 2014 yes it is  now off to Spencer on May 15th 2014 did you and alter Valdez respond call at the track team house which is just a couple blocks away from the traction house using the exhibit please describe what happens when you and your partner arrive at the scene I saw three cars with shattered Windows here I stayed behind the crime scene and called the local police about this had an e so Lotus Avenue to look and possible suspects May the record reflect that officer Spencer pointed to the PetSmart reported car thefts that's where she and also Valdez a ride and then swept her hand to the right to indicate officer Valdez running East  Haitian Pharmacy  so after Oscar Valdez with looking for suspects what happened that was engage the suspect and radioed for backup any response to that does a matter of the show also Spencer subsequent course of action after hearing that I'll survive this cold for back what did you do I ran to hold my partner  what did you see when you reached  I saw Valdez Over The Suspect with what individual nearby saying something I couldn't quite make out do you see that individual in court today yes ma'am I do sitting in the end of the council's table sing a blue sweater men's or has identified the defendant you said that you find in was saying stop Cervantes did you do anything else  yes  the defendants won the baseball bat and hit officer Valdez on the side ahead  she knocked my partner at conscious man  the defense is alleging that your partner was choking the suspect in stop  is that what you saw no man that's not for lack of foundation again I ask what kills yes could you specify where the fact that defense is alleging that leave Valdez was choking Casey Barnes of the guitar no thank you  that's that's it  common way to describe the incident that something she can sign on did you see your partner with his baton across the suspect's neck no ma'am  Valdez never choked to anyone that night never get a chance to examine the suspect's neck yes and her neck was perfectly fine  thank you also Spencer nothing further this time though cross-examine no Miss Spencer you work with me Valdez for 18 months correct yes that's correct just a few times Reggie usually did May 15th 2014 yes when you call Syracuse the cards right yes that's correct call the local police yes I'm headed east dinner on the Cyber in the Trap Team house that's to the east isn't yes sir that is the direction of detracting house I suppose so Spencer feed all the superheroes without right yes going to go find them yes I did did you know I wasn't there for that part I don't believe so can you tell my clients sing something on direct examination I believe so yes  yes you saw my client check yes of course course I did  but you said to me Donna said nothing in his hands right yes it was on the sidewalk 5 feet away from him tell me Valdez did not have that pathan on Casey Barnes neck right is 5 feet away because she alleged that she was being choked by him  yes because she is stop thank you that came up on Cross where was Oscar Valdez baton when the defendant struck  was on the sidewalk  5 play some him so why did you examine this Pond is Neff for strangulation marks  because she claimed that she was being choked I had to do my job  thank you also Spencer nothing further daughter May the witness be excused the people call Lou Williams to the stand Williams the witness stand raise your right hand deep song Leah permits testing on your back to give will faithfully and true sleeping Colfax and rules of the Mock Trial Competition please State your first and last name spelling my name is Lou it's Williams good afternoon ma'am the director of campus security at Central Coast University  what are your duties as director of campus security I oversee a force of 20 stars and three ships supervisors we maintain a 24-hour Patrol to ensure the safety of everyone on campus deer guard receive any specialized yes they are all certified by the California Bureau of security and Investigative Services and I make sure that their credentials are up-to-date how are your guards equipped my guards are licensed to carry batons firearms in handcuffs and I make sure that they also carry radios at X  well I'd like to talk to you about one of your former officers in particular also Valdez did he meet all the requirements you just men yes if he didn't he wouldn't have been on the force  how long was he on the force before his death he works for me for about 18 months prior to during those 18 months did he have any interactions with the track team as Central Coast University yes as a matter of fact I dispatch 10 minutes partner officer Sam Spencer to respond to noise complaints at the track house on multiple occasions neck was just noise complaints the author about does it have to respond to their no ma'am well some instances began as noise complaints on a couple of occasions escalated to violence incidents in particular do remember one on April 3rd 2014 yes I do what happened while some local teenagers were at the track house in a fight broke out I dispatched officer Valdez to break up the fight did anything of the incidents particularly concern you yes in fact after the instant we found a knife than a suspiciously sharp stick on the premises objection relevance  over asking how did the department respond to this while I put a Tyler immediately due to the nature of the incident in the weapons we found it was clear things that escalated with the track team no you mentioned earlier that you make sure all of your guards are equipped with radios did Oscar Valdez have a radio May 15th how do you know that well over the radio I heard him come in contact with the suspect did you hear immediately upon encountering the suspect after Valdez called for help  thank you Miss Williams nothing for this time Crossing sounds good after that's cracked yes he did for 18 months yes always filed against it is not true that is true let's talk about this Barnes yes for the truth of the matter at this time at the show this Witnesses subsequent actions or lack thereof  limited to that extent only though  and that is what they investigated this complaint is recommended don't talk about the second completed his game in April of 2014 yes this time objection your honor hearsay just limited to that River yes really is not true tell me the truth that is true so you gave all those no extra training no I didn't move his Patrol area now did you mention bringing an outside agency to make sure it was an unbiased investigation did you know map you over the radio Harley Valdez approaching witness is not true yes ma'am twins is it true that is protocol for your security officers to keep their radios on broadcast mode yes unlocked yes it did so you're only able to hear two sentences of the interactions I believe it was about investigating why we balance is Radio cut out did you yes I believe it was shortly after that can you redirect  Miss do keep your Officers Training up to date receive additional training not additional to the monthly training but he continued to attend monthly training thank you Miss Lillian's nothing further your honor may this witness be yes and thank you the people call detective Terry Thomas to stand Terry Thomas the witness and please raise your right hand do you solemnly affirm the testimony you are about to give will faithfully and truthfully conform to the socks and rules of Mock Trial Competition thank you they say your first and last name Thunder Terry Thomas Thomas see the people across the time track  prosecution has 7 minutes and 8 seconds and defense has 5 minutes and 8 Seconds travel package Thomas good afternoon ma'am I work at the Edison police department I have the last 15 years and how are you open today's on the lead investigator in this place when did I forget May 15th 2014 what was called to the scene of an assault with in the CCU campus on Lotus Avenue small I was there I saw two suspects in custody as well as a cam security guard being loaded into the back of an ambulance  did you know the campus security guard not that time however in my investigation I learned that his name was Lee Valdez did you know why also Valdez is being loaded into an ambulance yes ma'am at the scene I spoke Lester Valdes his partner Sam Spencer she told me that Lee Valdez have been hit in the head in here soon  no this is being offered to type of Thomas and subs course of action as you later interviews again would be limited only to that purpose  what type of Thomas what did you do with the information that provided you I interviewed one of the suspect at the scene Casey Barnes Miss Barnes told me that Lee Valdez have been hit in the head by Jamie Hayes  what did you do with that information I arrested Jamie Hayes  do you see Jamie Hayes in court today yes ma'am sitting at the end of council's table wearing a blue sweater not tied to Thomas the next step in your investigation after arresting the defendant interview the defendant later that night  did you mirandize him before interviewing yes ma'am of course did he admit to hitting officer Valdez he did  did she really tell you why you not answer Valdez he told me he hit Mr does because he was strangling case he wants did he ever mention to you that is eyes were closed when he swung the back no man he made no mesh did he ever mention to you that I screamed stop for he's one the back no ma'am the defendant did not mention that either  let's go back the interview of Miss far into the sea  Miss Barnes tell you that she was being choked she did did you ever look at or yes in fact I made a point of it I saw no marks anywhere in this Barnes neck  did you say anything to her about that however I did offer offer medical attention she says she declined it thank you detective Thomas nothing further this time you're on yes your honor afternoon  good afternoon ma'am 15 2014 is not true that's correct right two suspects were already detained that's correct you took in my client for Tara gation isn't that correct yes I rested him and booked him for assault getting my client for 16 hours you still felt that you had to look for a motive absolutely I wanted to make sure I investigated every part of text so that's when you look into my clients social media accounts that's correct you client was involved is not true that's right I did this investigation turn it up you tell the CC you against police brutality that's correct that is the correct name of the account Natomas it was a cold CPU against me Valdez was it no it was not never mentioned that Jamie Hayes did not tell you that he was screaming or that he thought he was screaming thought is not true use by the question could you why do we say in your witness statement you never mentioned that Jamie has never told you that he was screaming self is not true I believe that's correct I believe on direct examination I testified that there was no mention of that redirect  a detective Thomas did you know that you were required to in  the information your witness statement yes ma'am of course  during your interview with the defendant did he say anything about Miss Barnes screaming no ma'am you did not thank you detective Thomas nothing further your honor the witness be excused the witness and please raise your right hand you saw me a firm the testimony you are about to give will faithfully and truthfully can forms in the fact family for the Mock Trial Competition yes I do thank you they say your first and last name starting lost my name is Dakota Kim Kim you are before I proceed good afternoon Miss Kim good afternoon what do you do for a living I'm a board certified fraud Examiner analyze handwriting I look for unique characteristics that can tie the handwriting to be author do you have any experience in this field yes of course I've been working field for 10 years now my first four years were as an apprentice to a world-renowned forensic document examiner and I've been working for 6 years on my own go to talk to you about today's case I was called in to analyze an anonymous letter that was sent to the CCU Security office what do you mean analyze when I analyze handwriting I look for very unique characteristics to that handwriting this includes letter spacing letter size and stroke and what materials did you analyze for your examination I analyze the anonymous letter as well as a verified handwriting sample from Solace and one from the defendant Maybe Miss Kim this is an enlargement of the anonymous letter that I analyzed and is it an acronym largement of what you analyze and why do you why is this letter what did you find I found the three characteristics that I mentioned earlier the lettuce spacing the letter size and stroke what about these one of the time what did you find when you looked at the letter size  as we can see throughout the entire note the letters are a large if we take a look at the word Valdez specifically we can see that the letters passed through two maybe even three lines at times we can also see that there's little differentiation between the capital V and the lowercase a in Valdez let the record reflect Miss Kim is appointed to the word Valdez what about when you if it's facing as we can see again throughout the entire note the spacing is what we call a regular now some cases as the wa and watch the letters are very close together however do not touch but in other letters as in the end and the o a no the letters are farther apart let the record reflect ms.kim is appointed to the word watch and know you also  look at stroke what is the stroke is a movement that begins with a. And continues until direction is changed so what did you find about the stroke in this we characterize the stroke found in this letter as an upward terminal stroke now this simply means that the letters tend to Trail towards the top right of the name is Kim resume her seats did you find any of those characteristics you just talked about where present in the handwriting of Miss results no I did not how did you reach that conclusion well as I was analyzing this was all of his handwriting I found it she writes with very small letters compared to the anonymous letter her letters tend to connect and she does not have this up or terminal stroke that I mentioned earlier will did you find those distance from present when you looked at the defendants handwriting oh yes I did the characteristics that I mentioned in the anonymous letter I did find in the defendants handwriting Miss Kim where you able to reach a final conclusion in today's case yes Council I concluded that the defendants handwriting and the anonymous letter worm the defendant wrote the anonymous letter thank you Miss Kim at this time your honor the people move exhibit B into evidence how to pair until I've heard across examination the difference by 3 minutes and 18 seconds and prosecution has 30 seconds  bacon hello Miss Kim you look at swim when you perform your examination correct yes of course yes that is correct findings Jason her. Anonymous letter to anyone else the same did you know I did not now if you're worth another expert looked at this exact same letter correct yes thank you. No further questions at this time redirect Miss Kim why was the fact that the slant different confirm your findings when someone is trying to disguise their handwriting the easy send first thing that they are going to do is change the slant of their handwriting you see you only have to change the angle of the paper so because I found that the defendant had all of the other similar characteristics to the anonymous letter except for slant I concluded that he intended to disguise his handwriting with chain in the slant admit 70 objection  and are you would you like to respond to that exhibit B is admission by a party opponent as it was written by the defendant in court turn offered an expert that will refute would Miss Kim just said all conclusions but go to this piece of evidence as weight not its admissibility you would also like to move it into evidence people ready he's raining right now you saw me from the testimony you are about to give a faithful and true to form the Fast and the moth problem tension please State your first and last name song Gail green green good afternoon good afternoon I'm a friend Zach dockman Examiner the documents just as detectives collect evidence say DNA or fingerprints to identify a suspect a forensic dog and examiner look the nuances of a document in order to determine author yes I am Masters Degree in forensics 11 years of experience in forensics age of which I worked as a friendly Dauphin examiner for the police department mint and I completed a two-year training program and established question dogma the laboratory along with being board certified established questioned documents laboratory the screen it's basically a facility that analyzes documents for their authenticity go to ask you how your involved in today's case  I was asked to determine if a mr. Jamie Hayes wrote an anonymous letter to campus security at Santa Cruz University well how do you turn it up  I compared three disposal examples of mr. Hayes is writing to the anonymous letter and question the screen when you performed your comparison were you able to come to a conclusion now what led you to this conclusion  well I found a total of 4 discrepancies sing and that of inanna what were those discrepancies they were in pressure cross Strokes spacing patterns and terminal Strokes starting to pressure could you swing that discrepancy yes I can  what letter was written Fellowship this could have only been noticed by looking at a variety of handwriting samples the cross trucks an anonymous letter with written with much more consistent or controlled pressure than mr. Hayes is cross Strokes in addition mr. Hayes is cross drugs significantly lighter than those need honest letter I found specific space in patterns in certain word, letter combinations in mr. Hayes is writing again in my expert opinion this could have only been what is by using a variety of samples when is green can you recognize yes I do what do you recognize feet  no is a ferret a crucifixion sunscreen if I can talk about that last discrepancies terminal Strokes could you call me yes you see terminal Strokes are the final flourish at the end of the stroke in the anonymous letter I found there were up or turned Strokes which can be seeing here in the eve text Nirmal stroke mean that there is an increase in elevation for the beginning of the strobe to the end of Destruction your honor narrative I don't think it's arrived at that yet overruled what are both out but sometimes 12 of loud early which is a key difference in addition mr. hey Strokes were not nearly as long and we're not as distinct organ maybe see the screen my screen when there any similarities between her Haiti sandals and leather describe the season the similarities what are you fights Farah  hilarious thank you dear honor no further questions at this time cross examination Dragon The Scream crafternoon prosecution Sammy read of time yes yes Nomis green you're aware that Miss Kim also examine to this yes I am and you're aware that the two of you actually agree on many things not many I would say a few items well miss him founded the uppercase and lowercase letters are similar in size yes so did you yes Miss Kim found the letters do not connect  yes so did you actually I do not believe I reported that the officer yes I did statement to the best of your knowledge inviting corten council's attention to page 43 lines 35 through 30 is missing statement the record reflect I'm showing opposing counsel you're my bro yes  statement isn't it yes it is I'd like you to follow along silently xyriel first examine the anonymous letter for identifiable characteristics I found that it contained a large letters with differential between capital letters and lowercase moderate to low pressure Strokes a slight less land no connection between letters mr. Hayes is handwriting however I did report those Indian on with letter y Celerity than each of those samples that adding on plus yes a few similarities so you play Sister Hazel yes I did for further examination actor who plays mr. Haze samples under the night of the fire that you know the differences yes that's what I found the key discrepancies you put me in this letter and I'm fine did you know thank you the screen nothing further your honor  redirect briefly your honor the screen do you agree with Miss Kim's conclusion on whether Jamie Hayes wrote this letter or not entirely inaccurate the screen are you confident in your conclusion  Thank You Rihanna may this witness be excused I think of your excuse triple skulls Alex Rosales to the witness stand on the fan and he saw me a firm testimony you're about to give will faithfully and truthfully conform to the facts and rules for the Mock Trial Competition thank you thank you please State your first and last name spelling with all this Rosal good afternoon mrs. Alice good afternoon at Central University what track and field team I do listen to host parties at Central Coast University what is it party on April 3rd 2014 was there a track team party that was a Thursday so yeah we did did you attend this morning did you know anybody at the party a bunch of track and field members like Casey and Jamie Casey Barnes Chief leader of the Trap Team Jamie The Freshman he's also been one of my closest friends for like how long are member weed and gentle guy what wearing a blue sweater it did not a bunch of teenager tried to crash the place well when Casey told them they couldn't be there someone broke a bottle over head it security come to break up the fight yes leave out as and Spencer they came how does he was tripping track team member shoving them into fences using is the Condit Casey on the back of the head objection your honor and proper care evidence  a response will be shown through multiple Witnesses on multiple separate occasions this is not using one I played with vented is simply explained foundation for the other times that Val this is also played this way  response yes your honor does reading rule that no specific instances of bad character are to be allowed to be used that this is a specific instance than this resolves is referring to singer on Earth is one specific incidents but is not being used to show any Trend in the valence Behavior what happened that day and the injury that he see Barnes the same as as witness later testify to  and what would be relevant  KC bar being injured is something Jamie Hazel say that he witnessed with Will directly affect his behavior on the night in question May 15th anything further you'd like to add nothing further your honor but however if council is only using this to show that Miss Vonda sustained an injury the people at the rest of the answer Beast can only the part of Miss Barnes being injured remains was independent and that my clients are I think that's allowed for that limited purpose and all alone for that  the defendant knew of Miss barnes's injury thank you yes I did Casey on the back of the head with the Baton and shoved her by the neck up against the fence welcome your face good afternoon sweetheart good afternoon yes you are the first person he called for help I like to talk to you about it TCU against police brutality you're one of the ministrative on this account correct yes I caught it with when is of the sword ministries of the accounts the account we were involved in the staff and the police fatality now I'd like to turn your attention to exhibit B you didn't write this letter did you I didn't thank you mrs. Ellis nothing further your honor baby brother  this is Oliver Jamie Hayes's methods in advocating against police brutality dinar speculation and your objection is I'm not understanding that exactly do you want to respond to her speculation do that these two work together and advocating against police fatality that for this witness can testify to his methods no I don't see that the speculation over thank you thank you play for before the next witness request the time check plays 38 seconds and prosecution has six minutes and 29 seconds thank you please raise your right hand deep song from the testimony you are about to give faithfully and truthfully conform to the back and lose the Mock Trial Competition yes they do thank you please  please State your first and last name my name is Casey barns barns yes I attend Central Coast University yes I was the captain of my name and Slick to be captain my senior year the farm are you familiar with the security for yes I am for the security force would come and check up on her house multiple times a night they would break up our parties even when we weren't doing anything wrong we were the only ones who got in trouble for having initiation rituals even though the entire school has them it really felt like they were targeting us injection your honor speculation the forms to Kim Security check up on your house yes anytime's the night before we were even though all the teams other teams punished for having issues rituals never know  we want to try to leave Nation Houston ejection so just to clarify the part about the other teams not being I don't understand there's a foundation laid for her knowledge of that fact Miss Barnes do you know other members of other of of other sports games on happened yes of course and did you learn that we're also being punished yes I learned that none of them ever got in trouble  yes Officer Dooley Valdez cause problems for myself in the track team he acted out of control officer has threatened me myself and members my team to get us in trouble for things we never done and he he's even use violence against myself and members of my team the 4th in your in your knowledge heard we were having our regular Thursday night party when some local teenagers came and tried to crash but they started a fight on our front lawn thankful security came to break up the fight but after it was over officer Valdez one around and hit myself and members of my team on the top of the head with his guitar Junior Honor and proper care gravitons events not just one single event is going to the Goblins character  Pacific instance of Officer about that his character and cannot be used gioconda through can May 15th 2014 Farm the second time was on May 15th well again we were having a Thursday party and what are speakers ran out of batteries so I went to my car to go get a screwdriver to fix the speaker form cuz I was returning from my car officer Valdez appeared out of nowhere screaming at me and I didn't do anything wrong but he tackled me the ground and pretz his butt I guess my neck I couldn't breathe and I was struggling to scream although I don't know Play song came out Define could you help yes I struggled to scream although again I couldn't breathe I thought I was going to die I saw Jamie Hayes out of the corner of my eye thankfully Jamie was there with his faithful that or else I would have died what time is it yes after after the incident was over a detective offered me medically but I declined I was so shaken up by the events I so much adrenaline and I can breathe and all I wanted to do was be home curled up in my bed feeling safe love you Crosstown give me the tracks officer Valdez been functional off is that right yes that uses even like off yes because of that's against me for things I've never done see you tonight yes yes angry has he acted out of control and it was very scary Jewish do some of that Yoder the relationship between the entire truck can leave Aldo's in the names they called him don't go to anything that smell demonized would go to show malice that she has something and would make it more likely that she was provoking him on May 15th 2014 and I can block container if I turn on the question asked that the whole team called me Valdez demonize the new yes she was very scary when he acted out of control and angry towards me teeth 2014  officer Valdez progeny while we have screwdriver crap yes I was going to go fix the speakers from the party yelled at me helped overalls Chicken cross-examine on that before you make no mention you but you're on your way to statement of Oz about the same fries too dude he was screaming at me I don't know what he said made no mention of screaming everything was he was so he screamed at me and then he tackled me to the yes he did Why didn't is that right yes that was I thought I was going to die I needed to get help so you were my friend I was yes natural yes I saw Jamie Hayes come out of the corner of my eye with a baseball bat I was so faithful for play fun the back off about that the text not sure if yes I swing a bat and somebody Valdez was off of me he's swung the bat and they'll does was off of me I didn't see where he hit Valdez I declined yes as I said I could breathe again I want to do is just feel safe I was so shaken up that is the s nobody is made multiple threats against myself and the track team yes no but he has use violence and threats against us in the past has yes it was makes witness be excused Philippines calls Jamie Hayes to the witness stand please raise your right and you can solemnly affirm the testimony you are about to give faithfully and truthfully conforms fast and rules The Mock Trial Competition I do thank you  please pay your first and last name spelling a lot Jamie Hayes hay yes stop from years old they participate in the extracurriculars yes I'm a pole vaulter on the track and field team  yes we do what is Avenue yes I did yes I am are the tractor the latest about another daily balance you know him yes I do mr. Valdez foretold are block of Lotus Avenue  no mr. Hayes prior to me 15 have you ever seen me doll beds and Barnes in Iraq yes a couple of times samothrace you recall any interactions and sip yes one time on April 3rd some teenagers came and crashed our party and even play mr. Valdez broke it up he hit Casey over the head with his guitar and pushed her against the fence by his neck by her neck southminster days I'd like to direct your attention May 15th 2014  breathe it was a Thursday and there was a party at the track team house yes you was  mr. Hayes AKC Barn that are read that part  yes or speakers ran out of battery so she went to her car to get a screwdriver so she can fix did Casey Come Back no did anyone go to look for yes they sent me after her what anything did you see when you went to look for case I walked onto the front porch and it's on mr. Valdez arguing with Casey he attacked her and started strangling her with his baton did you do anything to help taste yes I grabbed a baseball bat and started running at them I was dreaming stop stop stop at least 5 times but you just wouldn't stop is red in her veins were bulging  yes I heard her struggling to scream  no mr. Hayes what happened next I close my eyes and I swap  you didn't tell me 2015 what was your intention when you swung that baseball I only intended to save Casey's life yes or no before I begin the people would ask for a time check Minecraft do you like to see see you you joined a group called Kiki against police and tell yes I did yes several non-violent Rollins  yes with everything that's going on I thought it was a cause I could stand behind the screwball founded Twitter yes we do law enforcement listen to stand up and fight yes I did that is true how does the song yes even after the part after the fight was over  yes it did he hit my teammate with his baton will you do the office about that have been cracking down on to me no I wouldn't say that no yes that is what I had heard razor team but I wanted to start with your interview with time to talk now during this interview you didn't feel bad about what you've done. Right no I only saved my friend's life now that night you would have part yes I was yes yes the arguing yes they were arguing on the sidewalk across the street they were getting out of control  yes I was peace officer Valdez on poverty yes he attacked her yes I heard her struggling to scream yes to make their films I know they're in the backyard with me  yes did before I knew it he attacked her yes I did yes no but I didn't want to harm him I only needed to save Casey's life yes and I'm Safelite  redirect Freightliner tell mr. Hayes you mentioned on insemination leave me to tweet on April 3rd what did say it said law enforcement is gone too far we need to stand up and fight what did you mean by that variation needs to find a voice with everything that's been going on what did you mean by that and I didn't feel bad that I had saved someone's life thank you take up the final arguments parties are ready to start with the people has 4 minutes and 56 seconds and it says have 6 minutes and 9 seconds make leave the court  help he's chilling just told you on the stand that's what he told you he tasty Barnes screaming on May 15th  but your honor there is only one way that the when did could have heard that  bat and Casey Barnes wasn't being strangled Peter go on May 15th of 2014 officer valdete pose no threat and OKC Barnes but beans rainbow  the defendant killed him  he chosen because he was tired of all the sir does cracking down on his Gmail  but your honor today we heard that May 15th wasn't the first find the defendant in seen officer Valdez cracking down on teammates  because first they were Ralph organized by the defendant to speak out against the police officers who were just doing their jobs but when those rallies didn't seem to help their reports filed of the defendant was a part of report saying that security guard needed to stop putting on those reports didn't do anything either so then the defendants made a tweet tweet that encourage students to stand up and fight against the police the very next day you're on  it was a life  a letter sent to CCU security that directly threatens officer Valdez a letter that Miss Kim told you the defendant wrote but when the tweet call officer Valdez and when the letter to stop officer Valdez from cracking down on the defendant team-mates there was an what is May 15th 2014 now that I to defend his stuff out on the porch  saw officer Valdez on top of his friend and even though officer Valdez posed no threat the defendant picked up stop rant worth officer Valdez didn't even bother to close his eyes  one that back into the side officer Valdez a pet  your honor those actions killed officer Valdez not today we have the people had to prove to you that the defendant's actions kills another person by the defendant knew his you were dangerous and that he had no lawful justification for hitting officer Valdez on the night of May 15th you're not there is only what element is in dispute today there's no doubt that the defendant's actions caused the death of another person and there's no doubt that the defendant his actions are dangerous because he told you that on the stand today  he told you that he knew his actions were dangerous but he intended to swing this brings us to the third and final element which states that the defendant could not have been acting long just now your honor when the defense stands up here they're going to try and tell you that under talcum 505 the defendant was justified because he Satan's friend  we're on our fight is not with the evidence of shown today  because we've learned that there were no works on Casey Barnes neck we learn the Casey Barnes was screaming for help and the defendant could hear that from a the Trap across the street  we heard the Casey Barnes denied medical attention and we heard the officer Valdez nothing in his hands are all of those things mean that Casey Barnes wasn't being strangled and even though monster Valdez pose no threat the defendant killed him anyways we will ask you find him guilty  thank you offense  yes your honor the health control over one's life  is right what the hell control of the lives of others that your honor is a responsibility  no we bought those was a campus secure his primary objective was to protect the lives of students that we saw in today's case we Valdez of list  Lee Valdez he lost control  he lost control on April 3rd and London Eye lost control on May 15th 2014  that evening we Valdez was killing Casey Barnes is security issue  doubt your honor when might find Jamie Hayes Sami Valdez killing his teammate he did what any reasonable person would do say Jenny Hayes he acted in complete fence of none  he won believe the KC bars is going to die to believe so reasonably and use the necessary Force to save his life  so talk about those one by one to Belize on May 3rd he believed that we Valdez was dangerous and he believed the Casey Barnes is going to die  so sorry about why those beliefs reasonable well today Jamie Hayes took the stand and told the court about April 3rd he said that on that evening he saw me Valdez strike Casey Barnes in the back of the head with his baton and push her up against the fence by her neck and your on over here to the same thing from Casey Barnes what evidence from two witnesses that leave Valdez acted violent  using Avatar prior to me play me 15 Jamie Hayes he remembered April  remember that Lee Valdez was dangerous he believed that Lee valdez's dangerous we believe so reasonable  12 Jamie Hayes also paid close attention to what he was seen on May 15th  pee test how to the bulging veins in face and neck flush face leave out of business baton pressed into her throat  Casey Barnes struggling to scream from your honor Casey Barnes was exhibiting every single sign strangulation and told the court herself she could not breathe Jamie Hayes believe the Casey Barnes was going to die and he believe so reasonable  we'll talk about the use of force stop stop stop stop stop 5 times Jamie Hayes Savvy Valdez 5 times with no response  he continued to press his baton in to Casey Barnes neck cutting off rail  only then did Jamie Hayes choose to swing that left a single swing to get we Valdez off of Casey Barnes  do not continue to hit Lee Valdez in fact he checks to make sure to do that lead here on Earth Jean he's use-of-force was warranted and necessary don't talk about the prosecution's case  well from the time that we Valdez His Radio cut out to the time the same Spencer arrived at the scene the prosecution cannot tell the court what they can't tell us why the radio cut out they can't tell us why he found his was on top of Casey Barnes potential is how we found us going to talk to Casey bar send Spencer near said the case that Lee Valdez have nothing in his hand that we Valdez wasn't pressing anything UKC parsnip  the TEAM stands Sam Spencer still felt the need to examine Casey wants now  Yoda sings admitted to me about isn't that temper same Spencer admitted that we Valdez could take things too far since Spencer was trying to protect without as his reputation tonight same Spencer has undeniable bites no your honor the Gap in the prosecution's time life that's reasonable doubt Sam Spencer's testimony that directly completes that of Casey Barnes and Jamie hates is reasonable time now the prosecution is still not showing the Jamie Hayes acted with malice aforethought  the Army to go back and forth about the examinations conducted on the anonymous letter in today's case  so when it comes down to it each of these experts are qualified the parties have agreed to them the fact these experts came to directly conflicting conclusions  that is a reasonable doubt for May 13th 2014 Jamie Hayes acted in complete defense of another he believed the case bars with one to die either leave so reasonably and use the necessary Force to save her life the prosecution has not show how did Reasonable Doubt  if this was an unlawful killing the evidence compels but one verdict not guilty  thank you kitchen Providence believe that on May 15th of 2014 officer Valdez intended to intentionally act violently towards Casey Barnes they wanting to believe that is the only reason he went to the track houses separated from his part  but your order all those are Spencer Chris Williams both told you but right before officer valves is Radio cut out he called for backup you are why would officer what does call for backup if he intended to assault case he barks tell me about your they won't be able to answer that question they won't be able to answer that question because on May 15th all of us are Valdez posed no threats  even though officer Valdez posed no threat the defendant killed him will ask you find him guilty as charged since finally on May 15th 2014 Valdez headed east north you didn't Head West he didn't head south he headed towards the traffic team I heard today about April 3rd distant Valdez  Automotive that night who's going to hurt Casey Barnes when Jamie Hayes saw Casey Barnes life  so taken right from her right in front of him. He's Korean song 5 times and use that baseball bat is a last resort  John R Jimmy he's acted in complete the let me know  the evidence compels but one verdict play Celtic pagan right as usual diff call decision but when I hear all of the evidence and evaluated I do feel that the evidence to support the finding that the Demi Hayes did have a belief that the officer Valdez was going to either use deadly force or rate to force it would cause great bodily injury to mr. Barnes that he acted with deadly force and the question was whether that activity was reasonable or not I don't believe it was reasonable it was other things he could do young athletic man he could have certainly a just crashed into the detective pull them off Grant him around the neck many things he could have done other than just swinging wantonly with the baseball bat but it's not a murder case it obviously it is because of that Elite that he was defending his friend from severe injury or death it does reduced to manslaughter side find out if any guilty of manslaughter anyways I suppose the course as you well know from past experience whatever I find here on the means nothing as far as the grading the judges here do their own grading based on your individual and Collective performances and you've done you did it play very nice job all of you and I don't know how  well let me try now I don't have them with me and Ice I usually like to take a picture of this group because I keep a little catalog of them and I forgot to bring my phone into work with me today so we'll have to dispense with that anyway congratulations you both teams really deserve to be here and I can see why you are in the finals and you did a wonderful job I know you really want to see who wins and I know the people that don't winter going to be disappointed the you really shouldn't be then you really all done wonderful wonderful performance so I'll leave now and let the judges tabulate with a doing then the director will come in and announce a decision thank you most of you in this room just saw how close the competition was between the top two teams Carmel and PG this year they're among the score sheets that the three scores did there was over 500 points awarded for all parts of participation and it came down to two points the difference which is not surprising because each team did such a wonderful job this year second place in the Monterey County High School Mock Trial goes to Pacific Grove High School weather  first place this year goes to Carmel High School metrofresh Salyers graduation Sharonda restaurants at 2 guitar

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