Here are the notes from last night:
Prosecution Theories:
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What: Theft of art
o
Expert witness
o
McCulluch (owner/victim) gives opinion that
painting found in his house was fake/replica.
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Who: Evan Shem = guilty
o
Attempted to create a copy of treason
o
Showed clear interest in the painting.
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Motive:
o
financial gains
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debt
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job was ending
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inquiry of value of painting to TM Little
100,000
Defense:
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What: no theft of art (nothing was stolen)
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Who: Perhaps Gibbons? Shem framed?
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Motive: Same as Shem’s potential motives if he
did actually steal it.
Rebuttal:
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Identify weakness in theories.
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Rebutting defense’s claims
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Why would Gibbon’s choose that painting over
another more expensive painting
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Does Gibbon’s know that there is a copy to be
replaced?
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Does Gibbon’s know how much the painting was
valued for?
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