Posted: March 12th, 2023

Criminal Case PowerPoint Presentation

• You are expected to create a PowerPoint presentation covering a felony criminal case that resulted in a conviction. 
• You can select any felony case from any state or the federal government. 
• You are not allowed to use a case that you used in your DQ assignments throughout the class.  Please select a different case.
• The requirements for the assignment are:

  Fifteen (15) slide minimum
  Title of case
  Court of original jurisdiction
  Provide information about the:

  Trial judge
  Prosecutor
  Defense Attorney
  Defendant
  Victim(s)
  Witnesses

  What were the original charges filed against the defendant?
  Did the case go to trial or was the conviction obtained by a plea bargain?

  Explain the plea bargain process for this case if applicable.
  Explain the trial process for this case if applicable (jury selection, any other interesting aspects of the trial?)

  What was the defendant officially convicted of?
  What was the sentence imposed?   Explain your thoughts about the sentence.  Was it a fair sentence?
  Was there an appeal filed?
  What were the reasons for the appeal?
  What was the outcome of the appeal?
  No special effects.
  Must include a reference slide.
  Must include audio in your presentation on each slide.  See below:
  Must use “insert” tab and include audio in your presentation.  Audio should be recordings of you discussing each slide.  You will need to save the audio on each slide.
  Please review your PowerPoint Presentation in presentation mode before submitting to guarantee that the audio has recorded and plays back.
  Please submit a PPT or PPTX file.  Do not upload Google Slides as this presents a problem when I attempt to play audio.