Murder Trial Worksheet
In the Anatomy
of a Murder site, click on Follow
the Murder Trial. Use the twelve chapters of this fictional
murder to complete your worksheet. Click on The
Facts Behind the Story for more detailed information.
- Describe, in detail,
what the detectives did to secure the crime scene once they had
arrived.
- How did the police
begin their preliminary investigation?
- What did the Coroner's
office do at the scene of the crime?
- What are police
officers doing when they say they are searching for latent prints?
- Give two examples
of probable cause that police may use to search a person's car.
- What is the Forty-Eight
Hour rule?
- What types of questions
do detective ask members of the victim's family?
- What rights are
provided to suspects upon their arrest? Explain.
- Describe what happens
to a suspect after his rights are read and he/she is taken to
police headquarters.
- Explain the process
of applying for a search warrant.
- Give one example
of why a suspect may be denied bail.
- Define the term
"voir dire".
- There are two ways
that a juror might be removed. Give the two reasons, and define
each.
- What percentage
of criminal cases are plea bargained?
- Briefly summarize
the results of the case.