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Case Analysis : The Court Room

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Once entering the court room, I noticed there was a judge, a court reporter, a clerk, and a bailiff Jury, the defendant and the attorneys representing the plaintiff and the defendant. The plaintiff was not at the trail case. There were about five spectators in the court room.

Facts about the case: The plaintiff Ethan was stopped by police on the corner of Wetmore from obvious knife injuries. They called an ambulance and followed Ethan to Providence hospital. Ethan had a U-shaped cut on his neck and the top of his head.

Entering the court, I was walking into the attorney representing the defendants case in chief. The defendant was facing a charge for 2nd degree assault with a deadly weapon. The attorney representing Amanda, never once mentioned her using a deadly weapon. The attorney rebuttal by using evidence that Amanda used the deadly weapon, a Knife for self-defense of the plaintiff Ethan who was entering her apartment without permission. The defendant told the law enforcement that she had never “seen him like this before” and that she was fearful for her safety because how violent the plaintiff was acting and by him pounding on the apartment door. The reason for Ethan’s two stab wounds were from Amanda trying to protect herself from the plaintiff attacking her. Amanda stated that she couldn’t see how she stabbed him because he threw her forward and she was on the ground. The defense Attorney concluded that Ethan’s stories were inconsistent

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