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Witness Testimony: Trial of Mae Tuck

Mr. Foster’s Testimony

My name is Mr. Foster. I live with my wife, Winnie, and G’ma. We own the Treegap Wood. We live in Treegap. We all are very neat. One day Winnie was talking to a toad across the road. Then the next morning Winnie was gone. We were all very worried. We stood up all night trying to find her.

            In a day the man in the yellow suit came to our house and said that he knew where Winnie was. Then he lectured us about the Tucks and what the house looked like and also how dirty it was and where Winnie was. Winnie said she was never kidnapped and at that I thought she was lying about it. So it all has brought me here to prove Mae guilty for killing the man in the yellow suit.  

Testimony of Winnie Foster

DEFENSE

My name is Winnie Foster and I’ve lived in Treegap as long as anyone’s been there.   I met the Tucks one day while exploring in my woods. I went to their house with them and they gave me dinner. I stayed for the night and in the morning, they gave me flapjacks. After breakfast, they were going to take me home. I got to ride a horse and go on a rowboat. They were never mean at all, and they wouldn’t ever hurt anybody without a real good reason.

 The yellow suited man showed up during breakfast and said that he’d been followin’ the Tucks and I around for days and that he stole their horse. He then tried to take me away forcibly so I could do somethin’ bad, and then Mae hit him with the gun so I wouldn’t get hurt. The man in the yellow suit was cruel and a little insane. She was only tryin’ to do what’s right: protect the ones you love.

Constable

My name is Skylee Jones and I live at 129 Awesome Street in Treegap, Georgia.  I enforce the law in Treegap.  I have been in the law enforcement business for around 30 years.

Late one night, I was awakened by a man.  His name was Jackson Cat, but everyone called him the Man in the Yellow Suit.  He was upset and told me that Winnie Foster was kidnapped by the Tucks.  I was surprised because nothing like that really ever happens in these parts, but the Man in the Yellow Suit was sure of it.

On the way to the Tucks to get Winnie, the Main in the Yellow Suit told me that the Fosters sold him the wood to retrieve their daughter.  The Tucks lived a good 20 miles away.  The Man in the Yellow Suit rode ahead of me.  I didn’t care.  I would get there when I get there. 

Everything was fine until I got to the house.  As soon as I came around the corner to the house, I saw Mae hit the Man in the Yellow suit right in the head with a shotgun.  He was not dead yet, but did not look good.  I asked Mae why she hit him and she said, “He was taking the child.”  Winnie claimed that she went with them on her own and that they were friends.

That’s when I took charge.  I told the male Tucks to take the Man in the Yellow Suit inside and look after him.  I took the girl and Mae Tuck with me. Winnie was going home and Mae was going to jail then the gallows.  

Mae Tuck Testimony

            My name is Mae Tuck. I live outside of treegap with my husband Angus Tuck and my two kids Miles and Jesse Tuck. I met Winnie when I found her talking to Jesse. I invited her to come to dinner later that day. We had a race to get to where we would rest first. We had gotten so tired that we started our track back home the next morning. We eventually made it home and had breakfast. That morning Miles went fishing with Winnie but sadly did not catch any fish. We heard a visitor at the door it was the man in the yellow suit. The man said im taking Winnie to get the wood, and sell a product. He was taking Winnie against her will. My first instinct was to wack him in the head with Jesses shotgun. I didnt mean to kill the man I was just trying to help Winnie. The constable saw everything then took Winnie home and me to the jail house.

     Grandma Foster’s Testimony

            I am Rhianna Foster and I live in the suburbs of Treegap. I have lived there for my whole life. I like things neat I even told Winniefred to get up off the grass because I didn’t want her stockings or skirt to get dirty. When the man in the yellow suit came to my gate and Winniefred was talking to him I ran out there to make sure she was ok. When I started to talk to the man in the yellow suit we heard elves that I haven’t heard for many years. It was Winniefred’s first time hearing the elves and she thought that it was a music box. Before we went inside I made sure that the gate was locked. The next I woke up and Winniefred wasn’t in her room. I decided to go up and check if she was up there because she didn’t come down for breakfast and she always comes down for breakfast. When we saw that she wasn’t up there we went into a panic. Early the next day the man in the yello;w suit came to our house saying that he knew where our kid was. But before he would tell us where she was he said to us if I tell you where your kid is will you trade me the wood for your kid. We said we would make the trade but it took us a while to answer. When we got Winniefred back we were very relieved. The next day after we got Winniefred back she went outside. She came in and said can I have a bowl of water to moisten a toad. I said where is it? She said it is across the street and I said that I would go with her. The kidnapper A.K.A killer was sent to jail and the gallows.  

Mock Trial Direct Examination Questions: Trial of Mae Tuck

Winnie(defense);

1 what is your name and where do you live?
2 how long have you lived there?
3 how did you meet the tucks?
4 Did you want to go with the tucks?
5 what did you do at the tucks' house?
6 how did the tucks treat you?
7 when did the yellow suited man show up?
8 what happened then?
9 then what happened?
10 why did mae hit him? (i have a good answer i think)


My name is Skylee Jones and I am the Constable of Treegap, Georgia.

1. State your name and address for the court?
2. What is your job and how long have you been doing it?
3. How and what were you told about the kidnapping?
4. Did kidnapping happen a lot in Treegap?
5. Did you know Jackson Cat before this happened?
6. What did you do after you were told about the kidnapping?
7. Did you ride with Jackson Cat?
8. What, if anything, did you see when you arrived at the Tuck's house?
9. What did you do next?
10. How long did you plan to keep Mae Tuck in jail?
11. Was Mae allowed to have visitors?
12. How did she escape?
13. What did you do when you saw Winnie in Mae's cell?
14. Did you ever see Mae Tuck again?



Mr. Foster

1. what is your name?
2. who do you live with?
3. do you own any land other than your house?
4. when was the last time you saw Winnie?
5. when did you learn that Winnie was gone?
6. how did you learn where Winnie was?
7. what did the man in the yellow suit tell you?

Angus Tuck

1. What is your name?

2. Where do you live ?

3. What is your relationship with Mae tuck?

4. Has Mae ever hurt anyone like this before?

5. Why do you think Mae did that to the man in the yellow suit?

6. When did Winnie get to your house?

7. Were you gonig to take Winnie home?

8. Where did the horse go?

9. Why did Mae hit the man in the yellow suit?

10. Why did the old man threatened the Tucks?

Grand Ma


1) Please state your name for the court.
My name is Rhianna Foster
2) Where do you live?
I live in the suburbs of Treegap.
3) How long have you lived in Treegap?
I have lived in Treegap for my whole life.
4) Do you have any family that lives with you?
Yes, my granddaughter Winnie and her parents.
5)What are thier names?
My granddaughters name is Winniefred and her parents names are john and Fran Foster.
6) How do you like things? Do you like things neat or do you not care?
I like things neat I even told Winniefred to get up off the grass because i didn't want her stockings and skirt to get dirty.
7) Before Winniefred came in was there anyone she was talking to?
Yes there was a man in a yellow suit.
8) Did you get scared when you saw that?
Yes i did get scared I ran out there to make sure she was o.k.
9) When you went out there what happened?
We started to talk and midway into my sentence the elves started to sing.
10) Was it your first time hearing it?
No i heard it many years ago but it was Winniefred's first time hearing it and she thought it was a music box.
11) Did you and Winniefred go inside after that?
Yes I locked the gate and went inside.
12) When you woke up the next morning where was Winniefred?
We didn't know. She got us so worried.
13) Did anyone know where she was? 
Yes the man in the yellow suit knew where she was.
14) Did he want to tell you where?
Yes but he wanted to make a trade.
15) What was the trade?
I will tell you where your kid is if you trade me the wood.
16) Did you make the trade?
It took us a while but we did make the trade.
17) Was there anything that happened to Winniefred?
No but the people who "kidnapped" her killed the man in the yellow suit.
18) Did anything happen to the kidnapper A.K.A killer?
Yes she ( it is a she) was sent to the gallows.
No further questions. 

Mock Trial Questions

Lee Meng--Prosecution
1. Can you please state your name and address?
2. What is your connection to the William Jennings Bryan Middle School?
3. How long have you held this position at the school?
4. Was this your first position at William Jennings Bryan?
5.  Where were you on the morning of November 21, 2001?
6.  What time did you arrive at the school and what did you find when you got there?
7.  When did you find out what acutally happened?
8.  Can you please describe what you were told?
9.  When were you able to enter the school and see the damage for yourself?
10.  Can you describe what you saw?
11.  What impact did this have on the school's operations?
12.  When were classes resumed?
13.  At that time, did the police have any leads about who might have caused this damage?
14.  What evidence was that based on?
15.  Where you asked to help with the investigation?  If so, how?
16.  Did the students tell you anything that helped?
17.  Do you think that Sydney Briggs could have done this?    

Shaun--Defense


1. What is your name and where do you live?
2. How long have you known Sydney Briggs and how did you meet?
3. What do you think about Sydney?
4. Where were you when the crime was committed?
5. What were you doing at Sydney’s house?
6. When did Mrs. Briggs come up to check on you?
7. During the time you say you were at Sydney’s house did you leave?
8. Do either of you own a bat?
9. Did you ever lend Sydney a bat?
10. Would Sydney ever commit the crime?

Sydney Briggs--Defense

1.Where were you on November 21? 

2.Whats your adress?

3.What were you doing on Novmber 21?

4.Who was with you?

5.Do you know something about what happened?

6.Was that your clothes pattern at the crime scene?

7.Where is the piece of the cloth?

8.Is the bat yours?

9.Where did shaun go on his bike?

Taylor Conroy Pros

1. What's your name?

2. Where do you live?

3. Name your school and grade.

4. Did you hear or see anything suspicious?

5. And then what did you hear?

6. How long have you known Sydney Briggs?

7. How would you describe Sydney Briggs's behavior with the other students?

8. What did you tell principle Meng?

Chris Briggs-Defense

1. Please state your name and address for the court.

2. Do you have any children? If yes what is his or her name?

3. How good of a student is he?

4. Is your child involved in any after school activities?

5. What classes in particular is Sydney having trouble in?

6. Where were you on the night of November 21, 2001?

7. Where do you work?

8. Where was Sydney on the night of November 21, 2001?

9. Who is this best friend?

10. What time did Shawn Lawson leave?

11. What was his mode of transportation to get home?

12. Did you hear anything from Sydney’s room?

13. Was Sydney still in his room when you went to bed?

14. We found a baseball bat and a piece of clothing at the crime scene. Does Sydney own a baseball bat or anything like this piece of clothing?

15. Are you a single parent?

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Soccer Mock Trial Questions

Addison

What is yor name?
Where do you go to school?
How many years have you been playing soccer?
Who hurt you?
What day did you get hurt?
Did you go down immediatly when you got hurt?
What did you do after you got hurt?
Who was you doctor?
Have you ever had this doctor before?
Do you two have anything against each other
Have the two teams ever played each other?
What are the rules in soccer?
How did Al/ly hurt you?
Is that illigal in soccer?

Paxton


What's your name?
Where do you work?
For how many years have you worked there?
Where did you get your medical degree?
What is your experiance in the ER?
Did you do any tests on Shaun?
What did they show?
What are some soccer rules this went against?
Has Shaun ever been a patient of yours?
For what?
How does Shaun's parents feel about this?
What is Shaun doing that helps him now?
How do you believe Shaun will turn out?
How do you feel about this case?
Why?

Jack

cameron strong- what do you do for a living?

cameron- do you know about the sport?

cameron- did you ever have an injury like this?

cameron- did you ever play this sport?

cameron- how did you hear about this?

cameron- what did the play look like?

cameron- what do you think of this play?

cameron- how long has it been since this happened?

cameron- do you think this often happens?

cameron- do you think shaun should have been playing?

cameron- what do you think of al anderson?

cameron- do you think that a 5 foot 7 player should have been playing against 511 kids?

cameron- what was anderson trying to do?

camerona- what should kids be doing right now?

Angelina

1. State your name for the record.

2. What is your age?

3. What grade are you in?

4. Where did you attend high school?

5. Where do you attend collage?

6. What extra cericular activities did you do in high school?

7. What positon did you play at your high school?

8. What positon do you play at your collage?

9. What's your job

10. Where did you coach before collage?

11. Did you know any of the players before the game?

12. How did you know Al/ly

13. How long have you known her?

14. What was the crowd doing?

15. Where there any important people at the game?

16. Who was the underdog at this game?

17. Who was the favorite at this game?

18. What did you see Spain and Anderson doing?

19. What did they do to each other?

20. What kind of game was this?

21. Was Anderson going for the ball at the end of the game?

Gianna

In collage did you take a sports law course?

Did you know Anderson prior to the game?

Did Spain do anything to deserve that back injurey?

Did Spain harrasas the othere team prior or during the game?

Did Anderson rightfully get kicked out of the game?

Did you do anything to harass the other team like maybe say watch thier backs?

Did you play Anderson's team before?

Did Anderson do anything to Spain after he got a red card?

Was Spain an ugressive player?

Was Anderson an ugressive player?

Was the game getting intense when the instend happened?

Did Spain walk off the field or lipe or lay there?

Did Spain get injured prior to this?

From your seat in the stands could you see what happened?

Was the score close because if so Anderson might have been mad and tried to trip him so they could get back in the game?

Did you lose posseshion of the ball?

Is Centreville an ugressive team?

Was this a speacail game?

Was this Spains first year playing soccer?

Was Spain a good soccer player?

Juliana

1.What is your name?

2.How old are you?

3.How long have you been playing soccer?

4.Have you got introuble at school before?

5.Were you planning to get any scholarship?

6.During the summer were you doing anything that had to do with soccer?

7.Why did Shaun's mom and dad bring this to court?

8.Have you and Shaun ever been on the same team?

9.Why is Shauns dad jelous of what Ally gets and what not his daughter gets?

10.Had Shauns team ever won before?

11.Are there any colleges/Universitys calling you?

12.Are there any competive soccer games every year?

13.Are the games always fair bettween Centreville and Pleasantville?

14.Are Allys parents and Shauns parents friends in any way?

15.Is there alot of people that come to these games?

16.Is the Pleasantville team aggressive?

17.Do some people play to win or to have fun?

18.Did Shaun ever see you when you came up to her before she got hurt?

19.How did Shaun get hurt?

20.Do you ecpect other people to get hurt,but when you get hurt its a big deal?

Tess

How long have you been a television sports commentator for ESTN?

How long were you a proffesional soccer player?

What soccer team did you play on?

Why did you stop playing soccer?

When did you blow out your right knee?

What did you do after that?

Who were you contacted by?

When?

What did they ask you to do?

Why?

Who was the videotape shot by?

What was the vantage point of the camera?

Whats the hugest sport in the world?

Whats the most physical sport around?

Why shouldnt have Shaun Spain been playing in the first place?

Why was Anderson playing the game a little fast and loose and mabe pushing the edge of permissive physicality?

What happened after the play was legitimate?

What happened after Spain made a play for the ball?

What is your last sentence of this case?

Jonah

1. What's your name?

2.what do you do?

3.what is your profession?

4. Where did you graduate?

5. why were you at the game?

6. How long have you been with the Mudcats?

7.have you every played either of the teams before?

8. Was there any tension between the teams? 

9. Why?

10. What did you think would happen before the moment in question?

11. What did you see happen?

12. Do you think Anderson should have got the red card?

13. Why or why not?

14. Did you know anything about Shaun?

15. In your professional opine what would you say about the play?

16. Are you allowed to slide tackle?

17. Did Anderson do anything wrong while slide tackling?

18. Was Anderson in the championship game?

Anuj

1 for the record what is your name.

 Al Anderson

2 where do you go to school?

 Central ville high.

3 what is your schools rival?

Pleasant ville high

4 are you a good student?

 Yes

5 how long have you been playing soccer.

since i was 4

6 how long have you been on the varsity squad?

 since 9th grade.

7. have you gotten a scholar ship.

not yet but UOM is looking at me

8 are you and Shaun rivals

yes

9 in soccer who is better

my team

10 what does Shauns think of you

 well his dad has always had it out for me because in a bigger faster and better player.

11 does Shauns dad like you

no he was furious when he heard that i was being recruited by the 2 best soccer divisions in the country.

12 how are the games between you and Shaun

they are always competitive

13 are there any other high schools that are as good at your team and Shauns team?

nope the only school in pleasant ville that is composition is pleasant ville high.

14 have you ever heard any of pleasant ville plans

well on the semi final game i heard they were going to take me out.

15 was the game packed

yes 

16 how was the game by halftime. 

it was very brutal also it was only 0-0

17 do you ever get red cards

not usually but i got  a yellow card after the half.

18 what happened after that.

well i got the ball and i was charging for the goal and then Shaun just laid me out right in front of the goal. and that started it all

19 then what happened?

Shaun got possession and i wasn't going to let him score so i had to not let them score so i slid tackle for the ball and he fell on my leg and hurt his back

20 what did Shaun think 

Shaun said i was coming from the back but he saw me so he stuck his arm out to block

21 what happened after that 

i got thrown out of the game

22 how would you classify the hit

 i really did not hit him any harder than he hit me

Luca

what happined in the 7th grade.

was it seryis.

how did that affct soccer.

so why did you play in 2008.

was the game rough.

why was the recruiter there.

do you think you did good that game.

did you ecspect the hit.

do you think that cost you the game.

were looking out for al.

did you do enything to al before the game

what did you do to your back.

do you think that the car wreck had eneything to do with it.

do you think you can reecover.

when will you need sergery.

The Trial of Mae Tuck

Attorneys : Please post your questions for the two remaining witnesses as comments here.
Witnesses: Look for the questions and prepare detailed answers. Do not post them, just bring them in for Tuesday.