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3.16.23 ALIBI QUESTIONS

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Work with your group, does the suspect have an alibi? What evidence can you suggest to collect to support?

Work with your group, does the suspect have an alibi? What evidence can you suggest to collect to support?

Question 1

1.

Law enforcement charge Daniel for the crime of attempted murder of his business partner, Alan. Prosecution alleges the attempted murder took place on a Saturday afternoon in Chicago, IL.
Daniel is arrested because he matches the description of a man seen fleeing the scene of the crime. Daniel was also seen in numerous heated arguments with Alan about their business.
However, Daniel was at his nephew’s sixth birthday party in a Chicago suburb on the same day, and during the same time period, that the attempted murder allegedly took place.

Question 2

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Molly and Andrew are charged with criminal conspiracy for plotting a robbery of a local bank. Andrew is stopped by the police on the way to the bank. He is found in possession of a loaded gun, a ski mask, and rope.
Molly attempts to raise an alibi defense to avoid a conviction. She claims that when Andrew was stopped, she was not in the vehicle with him. She claims she was at the grocery store with her grandmother.

Question 3

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Violet is arrested for the crime of burglary. The prosecution alleges Violet entered her neighbor’s house at night and stole three valuable paintings from her neighbor’s New York home. Witnesses state that they saw a person leaving the home out of the back window with the paintings on the evening of Wednesday March 21. They then saw the person jump into Violet’s backyard and go into Violet’s home.

Violet has three previous burglary convictions. Witnesses state Violet has discussed stealing the paintings from her neighbor’s home with them. Violet claims that she was in Miami on a business trip from March 21-March 25.