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Monday, October 28, 2019

Charges and Witnesses

Period 1: Charges:

1. Slavery GUILTY: Unanimous
2. Theft GUILTY: Unanimous
3. Murder: GUILTY: Unanimous
4. Genocide: NOT-GUILTY: Unanimous

MVPS (There were 8 jury members, 1 did not do his work and a second student showed up at the end of class)

Prosecution Priscille 6 (unanimous)

Defense 

Kalah 3
Cliff 3

Period 1: Prosecution Witnesses:

1. Taino woman
2. Taino child
3. Spanish soldier

Period 1: Defense Witnesses:

1. Columbus
2. One of Columbus' shipmates
3. Queen Isabella of Spain

Period 3: Charges

1. Torture: MISTRIALl: Guilty 5-: Not-Guilty 1
2. Genocide: NOT-GUILTY: Unanimous
3. Slavery: MISTRIAL: 2 Guilty: 4 Not-Guilty 
4. Rape: NOT-GUILTY: Unanimous 
5.Theft: NOT-GUILTY-Unanimous

P.S. a common feedback is that the defense had evidence and the prosecution only had "opinions" (witnesses deposition) 

MVPS

Defense

Saurahya 5
Sweety

Prosecution

Tony 3
Pablo
Victoria Frito
Brandon

Period 3: Prosecution Witnesses

1. Taino woman
2. Taino child
3. Bartolome de las Casas

Period 3: Defense Witnesses:

1. Columbus
2. Taino chief

Period 4: Charges (1 jury member was absent)

1. Genocide: MISTRIAL: 7-1 Not-Guilty
2. Slavery: GUILTY: Unanimous
3. Torture: GUILTY: Unanimous 

MVPS:

Defense:

Avy 7
Felisha

Prosecution:

Veronica 4
Jaylin
Markus 3


Period 4: Prosecution Witnesses

1. Bartolome de las Casas
2. Sanchez
3. Taino woman

Period 4: Defense Witnesses:


1. Columbus
2. Queen Isabella of Spain

Period 5: Charges

1. Murder: NOT-GUILTY: Unanimous-as told by Mr. Pitts-Dilley, because the prosecution failed to give internal citations for their evidence to this charge)
2. Slavery: GUILTY: Unanimus
3. Theft: GUILTY: Unanimous 
4. Torture: MISTRIAL: Guilty 6-1
5. Assault: NOT-GUILTY: Unanimous-as told by Mr. Pitts-Dilley, because the prosecution failed to give internal citations for their evidence to this charge)

MVP:

Defense:

Stephanie 3
Kathy 2
Marielys 2

Prosecution:

Naica 7

Period 5: Prosecution Witnesses

1.  Spanish Soldier
2.  Taino Man
3.  African Slave

Period 5: Defense Witnesses:


1. Columbus
2. King Ferdinand of Spain
3. One of Columbus' shipmates  




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