An Intro to Court Movies and TV Shows !

1. An Intro to Court Movies and TV Shows !

2. Arrest

3. Booking

4. Phone Call

5. Arraignment

6. Bail • Money that you can pay to get out of jail and stay home until your trial • If you run away, you lose your money • Some people don’t get bail • It is higher for worse crimes.

7. Jury Selection

8. Criminal Trial • Opening Arguments • Witnesses • Cross Examination • Private Attorney/Lawyer versus Public Attorney/Lawyer • Closing Argument • Verdict: Guilty or Not Guily

9. What can we find in the courtroom? • Contempt of Court – When you say something disrespectful to the judge or disobey the rules of the court • Objection!!!! – What you say when the other lawyer says something that is against the rules or irrelevant to the case • Discovery – Pre-trial Information must be shared with the defendant lawyer • Witnesses – People who saw the crime happen • Expert Witnesses – People who experts at analyzing certain types of evidence

10. Criminal Case • Prosecutor (The Government) • Defendant (The person who has been charged with committing a crime) Civil Case • Plaintiff (The person/company who has been wronged) • Defendant (The person who has done the alleged wronging)

11. Things to know • Alabama has the death penalty, which they do by electrocution in the movie. • New York accents and Alabama accents, style, food, and habits are very different • Hustling – when retend to be bad at a game (pool, chess, etc), but when you play a game for money you are really good and win the other persons money! • Getting stiffed – when the other person doesn’t give you the money they owe you • Grits – a kind of porridge made from corn

12. Let’s watch the movie!