Watch the Movie “A Few Good Men”. (138 minutes)
Answer the following questions.
The prosecutor, Captain Jack Ross (Kevin Bacon), initially offered a plea bargain deal. Why? What were some of the political tensions influencing the offer?
Is this an example of substantive or procedural law? Explain.
Lieutenant Kaffee (Tom Cruise) asks how to get counsel reassigned:
Kaffee: “I want to get him a new lawyer. How do I do it?
Weinberg: “Make a motion and request new counsel.”
3. “It doesn’t matter what I know it only matters what I can prove.” What is needed to demonstrate a crime has been committed, to prove “corpus delicti”?
4. Military tribunals have jurisdiction over members of the armed forces. What kind of jurisdiction is that?
5. What defense strategy are Lieutenant Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and Lieutenant Commander Galloway (Demi Moore) planning? What type of defense is it?
6. “It’s the difference between paper law and trial law.” What does this mean?
7. The strategy and direction of the case were readjusted throughout the trial. What were some of the influences that caused these adjustments?
8. Match the following court actors: