1. You are a defense attorney and have been given the responsibility of defending one of the following people on trial. Write a defense – the final summary speech you will give to the jury – and also decide what punishment you will be asking the jury to recommend to the judge and give the reasons you are recommending this punishment, if a guilty verdict is handed down:
a. Bigger Thomas in Native Son – charge: murder of two women
b. Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment – charge: murder of two women
c. Selma Dawes in Affinity – charge: escape from prison, grand felony theft, identity theft
d. Margaret Prior in Affinity – charge: helping a prisoner escape, attempted suicide by drowning
2. You are a prosecuting attorney and have been given the responsibility of prosecuting one of the following people on trial. Write a summary statement – the final speech you will give to the jury – and also decide what punishment you will be asking the jury to recommend to the judge and give the reasons for this punishment, if a guilty verdict is handed down:
a. Bigger Thomas Native Son – charge: murder of two women
b. Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment – charge: murder of two women
c. Selma Dawes in Affinity – charge: escape from prison, grand felony theft, identity theft
d. Margaret Prior in Affinity – charge: helping a prisoner escape, attempted suicide by drowning
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