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Week 9 Project over “A Time to Kill”
Answer the questions below. Many of the questions you will not know the answer to until much later in the movie. If you have any questions, please contact me. I hope you enjoy the movie.
1. Is there a crime when Billy Ray throws the bottle at the boys playing basketball in the beginning of the movie? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
2. Was there a crime when Billy Ray throws the bottle on the roof of the home at the beginning of the movie? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
3. Is there a crime when Billy Ray spits on the boy when he walks into the grocery store at the beginning of the movie? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
4. What crimes do Billy Ray and Wilard commit against Tonya? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
5. What evidence did they find against Billy Ray to establish probable cause?
6. When Carl Lee speaks to Jake about Tonya and says, “You’re a father. What would you do?” Did Jake have an obligation to notify the authorities? Explain your response.
7. Did Carl Lee commit a crime when he entered the court house at night to hide his gun? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
9. Were Carl Lee’s crimes against Billy Ray, Wilard and the officer premediated? Think about each one individually.
10. What is Carl Lee’s defense against the crimes he committed against Billy Ray and Wilard?
11. Was Carl Lee convicted of any crime against the officer? Why or why not?
12. What is the motion for change of venue for that is discussed in the movie?
13. What did the indictment say at the preliminary hearing? How did Carl Lee plea?
14. How does the judge ultimately rule on the change of venue motion and where is the trial finally held?
15. Klan puts a cross in the yard of Jake’s home (1st time), was there a crime committed? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
16. What evidence does the defense depend on to win this case?
17. What crime was committed when the Klan member put the bomb under Jake’s home? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
18. Klan attacks Jake’s secretary and husband. What crimes have been committed? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
19. What type of jury does Jake want? Why?
20. How many preemptory challenges does each side get in choosing the jury?
21. When the Klan comes to the demonstration in front of the courthouse, were crimes committed or does the First Amendment apply?
22. Why does the defense want to discredit the state psychologist? Were they successful?
23. Jake’s home is burned down by the Klan. What crime was committed? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
24. Is the Dragon Master of the Klan guilty of any crimes? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
25. Klan pulls over and attacks Sandra Bullock. What crimes have been committed? Please write down the elements to the crime(s) as stated in your textbook and do your analysis.
26. What was the final outcome of the trial?
27. Did you like the movie?
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