Emily Cuthbertson - Day 4

Today we meet with Chris Keating who is the Executive Director of New Hampshire Public Defender Office and he taught us about some laws and he also shared some interesting stories about his work experiences. After meeting with him we did a role play and went through arraignments of different cases. The role play was interesting to me because it showed how difficult it was for the judge, prosecutors, and defense attorneys to fight their side of the story and make a final decision. I was the judge and it was hard when amendments were brought in and were true which had to suppress evidence which made it harder for the prosecutors to prove the criminal should have a bail set and not walk free. The role play arraignments also showed how it sometimes can be a he said she said kind of matter, where the defendant and prosecutors have two different versions of the stories and you do not know which one is telling the truth.