Here you have some more cases. You must decide how long to send the accused to
prison for. The minimum is three months. The maximum is a real life sentence or death
penalty. You can also acquit. Don’t forget to justify your sentence
Case 1: The accused is a prisoner of war. Your country has just defeated His. He was a pilot. He
dropped an atom bomb on your tenth largest city, killing 200,000 people and injuring many more.
SENTENCE:
Case 2: The accused is a doctor. He gave an overdose to an 85-year-old painter who had terminal
cancer. The painter had asked for the overdose. The painter’s family accuse the doctor of murder.
SENTENCE:
Case 3: The accused found her husband in their bed with another woman. She took the bread
knife and killed him. SENTENCE:
Case 4: This man is a well-known leader of a radical organization. He was recently tried for
possessing one marijuana cigarette and sentenced to ten years in prison. He is appealing the
decision. SENTENCE:
Case 5: This politician has been accused of embezzlement of public money. His ex-wife, a wellknown singer, has been sentenced for acting as an accomplice of her husband’s crime. She says
that she wasn’t aware of what her husband was doing. SENTENCE:
Case 6: This woman was given thalidomide while she was pregnant. She gave birth to a baby
without arms and legs. When it was two months old, she smothered him while he was sleeping.
SENTENCE:
Case 7: a. These three teenage boys (15-16) were having a fight with a fourth boy near a swimming
pool. They threw him in the water and then stood on him till he drowned. b. These five adults
were sitting not far from the pool and watched the fight. They did nothing and are accused of
complicity. SENTENCE: