Trial of Hayley Watts Prosecution

Prosecution
CHARACTERS LIST
Emily: Carolina Joetta / Prosecution
- too extreme, did gave both penalties
Eric: Christina Austin / Prosecution
Emily: Paul Coates / Plaintiff
- doesn’t mean that Hayley Laurie Watts could hit me if I had a helmet on
- now a disability, unable to work or play hockey, still got family
- accidentally got my stick tangled in her skates, should could’ve stopped, I would accept the
penalty, but not such an intentional attack that was simply based on her own anger
Amber, Kelly: the Prosecution Attorneys
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要限度
Opening:
Opening:
Honorable judges, I am Amber, representing the attorney for the prosecution.
Today, we are here to talk about the case, when an overreaction shattered a man’s life.
I want you to imagine a situation, when you’re playing hockey, a sport that you loved since,
however, in a game with the women’s olympic team, your head was hitted by a hockey stick. Wake
up in the hospital and it’s already been days, waking up with a fractured skull, subdumal
hematoma, partial paralysis, parial loss of vision, and mental, emotional trauma that you could
never recover with. Lost your job and your hobby, you were a truck driver, and a semi-pro hockey
player, but now you are a disabled man, receivng social security disability per month.
[Summary of the case]
On a hockey game, Hayley Watts, a proffesional hockey player in the women’s olympic team. Their
team played against a semi-pro team. It all seems peaceful initially, howeve, Hayley Watts claimed to
be intentially tripped over by Paul Coates, then Watts tripped Coates too. Coates was provoked,
punched Watts. The defendant felt threatened, swung her hockey stick towards the plaintiff. An
unfortunate quarrel of misunderstanding.
The defendant will show…
Everyone, the proof will show that …
Cross:
Hayley Watts
- Can you prove that Paul Coates tripped over you purposely with accurate evidence?
- yes
- no → So did you purposely trip Paul Coates since he tripped over you accidentally?
- yes
- no, he tripped over me purposely… → Does that mean that you can prove
Paul Coats tripped over purposely?
- no, I didn’t tripped over him purposely… → In your affidavit you
mentioned “I noticed that the referee and the linesmen had not seen the
trip. I reached out my stick and pulled Coates’s feet out from under him
while still laying on the ice.” Can you explain why is you affidavit and
answer are contradictory?
- The last two sentences in your affidavit said “My intention was not to hurt him. I just felt
like I had to defend myself.” However, did you realize your action of defending yourself
made Paul Coates suffer a permanent loss of some of his motor skills, loss of memory,
difficulty reading and speaking?
- yes → Does that mean that you are overdefending?
- no → Can you explain why you think that you aren’t over defending after
you cause lots of serious harm and inconvenience to Paul Coates’s life?
- yes
- no
- yes
- no → Then after hear this information, are you over defending??/\
Brandon Hank
- You mentioned this in your affidavit “It looked to me like she accidentally tripped Coates.”
Did you realize that your thought is wrong since at the cross examination did on Hayley,
Hayley Watts already admit that she tripped him purposely?
- yes
- no
- So does that mean that Hayley Watts is the first who started the fight purposely?
- no → Can you explain more about it?
- yes
- no
- yes
Lucio Nando
- You mentioned before that you are an expert in sports in American life, right?
- yes
- This means that you’re not a medical expert or an expert on hockey rules, correct?
- no, I’m not a medical expert.
- Your affidavit mentioned more about the broader context of the sport instead of the exact
details, right?
- yes
- You weren’t present during the game between Hayley Watts and Paul Coats, right?
- yes
- Would you agree that no matter how aggressive a sport is, each player is still responsible for
playing safely and following the rules?
- yes
- So, even if the culture is aggressive, that doesn’t excuse a player for using a stick to hit
someone, does it?
- no, it doesn’t.
Closing:
Honorable Judge, members of the jury, my name is Kelly, and I represent the prosecution in this case. Before
I conclude, I want to summarize the key points we’ve presented.
Starting with Paul Coates, he was seriously injured during the hockey game, suffering a fractured skull,
partial paralysis, and other trauma. He testified that he did not provoke the attack to such a level that it
would justify being hit with a stick.
Our second witness, Carolina Joetta, the referee, confirmed that while Coates may have thrown a punch, it
was minor, and Hayley Watts did not need to respond by swinging her stick. Watts's action was an
overreaction and clearly beyond what is allowed in a game of hockey.
Thirdly, even if Watts claimed self-defense, her reaction does not meet the legal standard for self-protection.
Self-defense allows a reasonable response to a threat, but swinging a stick at someone's head is not reasonable
in this situation.
With all the evidence and clear testimony, it's obvious that Hayley Watts acted recklessly and caused serious
harm to Paul Coates. Jury, I urge you to find her responsible for these injuries. I'm proud to stand for justice,
and I ask you not to let this clear violation go unpunished.
Thank you.

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Prosecution

Emily: Carolina Joetta / Prosecution

- too extreme, did gave both penalties

Eric: Christina Austin / Prosecution

Emily: Paul Coates / Plaintiff

Amber, Kelly: the Prosecution Attorneys

Everyone, the proof will show that …

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