8B+Tell+Tale+Heart

“The Tell-Tale Heart” By: Lauren  ||  ||   || Based on the story, “The Tell- Tale Heart” the narrator smothered the old man because of his vulture eye. Is he insane or sane? That is what the jury is trying to find out. We have two great teams: Defense-Emily, Sarah, Sam , Austin, and Leo; Prosecution- Laura, Rachel, Audrey, Spencer and Andrew. The trial will be held on January, 15 2009.

Guest Speaker By: Lauren For preparation of the trail, Andy O’Connell came in to talk to us about trials and very helpful things to help us find if the narrator is sane or insane. He told us tips we had never heard before like asking softball questions in direct examination. That is when you throw the question at the witness than “duck” (step away) so all of the focus is on the witness. Also to make your opening statement short, they jury gets bored and don’t read off of you notes. Andy O’Connell was a federal prosecutor and federal agent. He prosecuted federal crimes through 2003-2005 and he was a Secret Service Agent for George W. H. Bush and Bill Clinton. He answered our questions for our trail and we learned a lot. Thank you for coming Mr. O’Connell.