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(b) My mentor, James Perry.
(c) The mentorship hours blog has been updated to include the IC 2 hours.
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What I completed was essentially a mock direct examination. For those that do not know what a direct examination, it's a trial process that involves asking the witness questions in order to get as much information from the witness as necessary. Direct examinations usually take 30-60 minutes long depending on the witness. Most, if not all the evidence, is presented and recorded during the direct examination. The video above is my IC 2 and it is, according to my mentor, more or less what a direct examination looks like.
(e) Defend your work and explain the component's significance and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work. Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.
Transcript of the direct examination can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12otzI2J1V2BkoMkmY51bSBgEc5fIBkd65R7I1Ft8o2Y/edit?usp=sharing
Before I had the scripts typed, here are a few samples of what notes I had to take and what I had to write before typing (if I took every single picture, it wouldn't fit on the blog because there was a lengthy case file I had to inspect which would subsequently violate the court's policy of confidentiality):
During the IC 2 process, I had to look through most of this book because it was very important understanding the concept of direct examination during criminal trials. Keep in mind this is only for driving under the influence trials, there are much bigger books for bigger categories like murder.
(f)How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped.
It was through this component that I found one of my answers for the EQ, and not only that, but my EQ , which is 'How can an attorney best present his case?' ties into this really well because direct examinations really bring out the nitty gritty of your case. It draws out all the information you can make use of during your case.
