Bell Ringer Vocabulary activity: In your notes define the following term: Alibi DNA Evidence

Defenses (Mistakenly took another person property) No crime has been committed The defendant may present evidence to show that (1) No criminal act was committed (Consensual sex v. Rape) (2) No criminal intent was involved (Mistakenly took another person property)

Defenses Defendant did not commit the crime The defendant may present evidence to show that (1) There is a mistaken identity (Most unreliable evidence is eye witness testimony) (2) Has an alibi (Evidence that the defendant was somewhere else when the crime occurred)

Defenses Defendant did not commit the crime The defendant may present evidence to show that DNA evidence Deoxyribonucleic acid - a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information Biological evidence left at the scene without perpetrators knowledge Can be used to prove guilt or innocence

Defenses DNA “The Match” Writing Project (Student hand out) https://www.nbc.com/dateline/video/the-match/3789677