NCJ Number
77654
Date Published
1967
Length
0 pages
Annotation
Part of a series of training demonstrations by practicing trial lawyers and law enforcement officers in a criminal prosecution, this film shows the defense attorney offering posttrial motions for possible appellate review in a murder/robbery case in Michigan.
Abstract
The attorney offers the motion following a verdict against the defendant of murder in the second degree. The motion for review is based on the issue of whether the defendant was given a fair trial. Grounds cited for the motion by the defense attorney include the failure of one juror to mention that he had been the victim of a similar offense to that perpetrated by the defendant; the conversation held between one of the jurors and the bailiff in the courtroom; the new evidence that the nephew of the proprietor, who was found dead after the robbery, stood to gain from the death of his uncle; and the contention that the police lineup in which the defendant was identified was illegal. The film ends with court denial of the motion on the grounds of insufficient evidence. For related films in this series, see NCJ 77644-53 and NCJ 77655-59.