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Mock
Trial
USING THIS KIT IN THE MOCK TRIAL in hair and fiber analysis. If other exercises were
Strands of Evidence contains information that performed, a mock trial can help students take all
may place the driver or passenger of the Tumbling of the evidence presented in the investigation and
Water Land Development Co. truck at the scene available from other kits into account and provide a
of the double homicide at the cabin. The evidence more interesting and thorough trial. Information on
collected in this lab cannot prove conclusively running a mock trial follows.
that any specific person was present at the scene
of the crimes and cannot attest to the actions of
that person. If everything in the lab was performed BEFORE THE TRIAL
correctly, you should have obtained the following If a more thorough social studies activity is
information: desired, students may be instructed to read
through the procedures for trial of criminal cases
and the simplified rules of evidence. Additionally,
A bloody blanket was found in the TWLDC lessons designed to familiarize students with the
truck. Attached to this blanket several court system and judicial procedure may prove
hair and fiber types that are pottential beneficial.
matches to those found both on victims of
the cabin and on the couch.
A reasonable hypothesis may be that the BRAINSTORMING
blanket had been present in the cabin Using the story and module evidence, list the facts
prior to the murders and was convenient of the case on the board.
for the perpetrator to use.
Determine, as a class, who should be charged for
each crime.
If Hair & Fiber is the only kit done in the Mystery
of Lyle and Louise, a mock trial is unlikely to be Put students into brainstorming groups. Give all
useful, as prosecution has little evidence to try a groups five to ten minutes to develop hypotheses
suspect. Instead, leave the results as an exercise for each of the following:
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