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

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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

7. Defenses DNA “The Match” Writing Project (Student hand out)