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Critical moments

Critical moments. School officials-late reporting Charlie Figueroa-whistleblower Slow start to investigation Sheila Byron Mari Carmen Ferraez. Legalization of Act of Violence. Why did this case go to trial if no disagreement that act was committed?

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Critical moments

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  1. Critical moments • School officials-late reporting • Charlie Figueroa-whistleblower • Slow start to investigation • Sheila Byron • Mari Carmen Ferraez

  2. Legalization of Act of Violence • Why did this case go to trial if no disagreement that act was committed? • Consequences of “legalizing” this act is to transform an act of violence into something else • Whether or not act was consensual • Problem of law is how it converts violence into questions of law and due process

  3. INVESTIGATION • Legality of police investigation and arrest • Reliability of victim-could she be believed? • Could she testify? • Would her identity be protected? • Political reality of district attorney • Age of defendants-chris and bryant-family court • Role of press • Charge-aggravated sexual assault, conspiracy to commit sexual assault

  4. PRE-TRIAL • Plea bargain offer • Grand Jury • Rape Shield Law • Tactical decisions • Should Leslie take the stand? • Should defendants take the stand? • What witnesses?

  5. CHARGE • Was force or coercion used against her? • Was she mentally defective and did the defendants know or should they have known?

  6. SENTENCE • Up to 40 years • What kind of jail? • Bail pending appeal

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