1 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:25,660 Okay. 2 00:00:25,660 --> 00:00:31,660 The defense would like to present their ultimate statement. 3 00:00:31,660 --> 00:00:32,659 Good morning. 4 00:00:32,659 --> 00:00:39,659 We are here today to prove the innocence of my client that's being accused of skipping 5 00:00:39,659 --> 00:00:40,659 class for two months. 6 00:00:40,659 --> 00:00:48,659 Elizabeth Scotch blessed Theros of not even lying about being sick but also skipping some 7 00:00:48,659 --> 00:00:51,659 of the school days during those two months. 8 00:00:51,659 --> 00:01:00,659 I don't know why. Maybe for her own sick benefits, to try and go on trips with her friends, or probably just hang out with some people. 9 00:01:00,659 --> 00:01:10,659 Okay, so by the end, I want her to apologize to the school, the members of the jury, as well as some of her teachers for lying in and stealing the class. Thank you. 10 00:01:10,659 --> 00:01:29,750 The last two months where I was sick, did you see me regularly? How was my physical condition during that time? 11 00:01:29,750 --> 00:01:36,750 Yes, Your Honor. I have no idea who this witness is. She has to present herself and tell me how she's supported this case. 12 00:01:36,750 --> 00:01:42,750 Ms. Alice, so can you tell me how long have you known Julieta for? 13 00:01:42,750 --> 00:01:44,750 Since we were six months. 14 00:01:44,750 --> 00:01:49,750 Six months? Like, you've known her for the past six months or since you were six months old? 15 00:01:49,750 --> 00:01:51,750 No, since we were six months. 16 00:01:51,750 --> 00:01:56,750 Six months. So, she said you were friends. Would you say best friends or just friends? 17 00:01:56,750 --> 00:01:57,750 Best friends. 18 00:01:57,750 --> 00:02:03,469 Oh, best friends. So you should be talking to each other often, I'm guessing, right? 19 00:02:03,909 --> 00:02:06,129 So I'm guessing you would do anything for her, right? 20 00:02:07,989 --> 00:02:09,650 And support her in a minor way? 21 00:02:10,469 --> 00:02:10,990 No? 22 00:02:11,669 --> 00:02:13,610 So you wouldn't be lying in this case at all? 23 00:02:14,430 --> 00:02:19,110 So you wouldn't lie for her or do anything to help her in any case? 24 00:02:19,810 --> 00:02:20,650 It depends. 25 00:02:20,969 --> 00:02:21,509 It depends. 26 00:02:22,830 --> 00:02:24,289 Right? Thank you. That's all. 27 00:02:24,289 --> 00:02:24,490 Okay. 28 00:02:24,490 --> 00:02:41,650 Did they mess up her daily routine? Like she can't do... 29 00:02:41,650 --> 00:02:48,650 Oh yes, she missed to her soccer, to her sport, some days. 30 00:02:48,650 --> 00:02:54,650 Did your sister go out with friends or... 31 00:02:54,650 --> 00:02:56,650 When she was sick. 32 00:02:56,650 --> 00:02:57,650 Yeah. 33 00:02:57,650 --> 00:02:58,650 No. 34 00:02:58,650 --> 00:02:59,650 No? Okay. 35 00:02:59,650 --> 00:03:01,650 Or December. 36 00:03:01,650 --> 00:03:05,729 three months it could be october november or december so you don't remember what your sister 37 00:03:05,729 --> 00:03:10,530 the one you lived with you don't remember when she was sick but you remember she asked for homework 38 00:03:10,530 --> 00:03:16,370 she was sick during november and december during november and december you fully showed up there 39 00:03:16,370 --> 00:03:33,830 i thought and did they give you a little stick on their breakfast proofs yeah proof did you 40 00:03:33,830 --> 00:03:38,469 present them to the jury together and they actually didn't really tell me when i could 41 00:03:38,469 --> 00:03:41,550 to present the proof, so. 42 00:03:51,870 --> 00:03:55,569 I'm Frank Spook, the father of the accused. 43 00:03:58,509 --> 00:04:00,370 Can I take the question, too, Alex? 44 00:04:00,370 --> 00:04:01,210 Yes, you may. 45 00:04:01,210 --> 00:04:06,210 Okay, first of all, are you my father and guardian? 46 00:04:07,449 --> 00:04:08,289 I hope so. 47 00:04:09,909 --> 00:04:10,969 Is that a yes? 48 00:04:10,969 --> 00:04:11,810 Yes, I am. 49 00:04:11,810 --> 00:04:15,389 Okay, were you aware that I was sick 50 00:04:15,389 --> 00:04:17,629 during these two months? 51 00:04:17,629 --> 00:04:21,709 I was very aware that you were sick during these two months. 52 00:04:21,709 --> 00:04:25,410 Did you observe my condition personally? 53 00:04:25,410 --> 00:04:28,889 Unfortunately, yes. 54 00:04:28,889 --> 00:04:32,209 Did you believe I was generally sick? 55 00:04:32,209 --> 00:04:33,490 I did. 56 00:04:33,490 --> 00:04:35,629 I did. 57 00:04:35,629 --> 00:04:39,550 It was a frustrating time because you 58 00:04:39,550 --> 00:04:44,290 were sick on and off from September through December. 59 00:04:44,290 --> 00:04:46,350 five times in total, two to the other. 60 00:04:46,350 --> 00:04:50,290 This is agreed to the medical thing, right? 61 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:51,610 Yes. 62 00:04:51,610 --> 00:04:54,189 But you also said, if you're happy with the last three 63 00:04:54,189 --> 00:04:56,689 months, we are in February, so that would be December, 64 00:04:56,689 --> 00:05:09,139 January, and February, what is it? 65 00:05:09,139 --> 00:05:11,839 A person that's involved in the school, 66 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,420 that enjoys school. 67 00:05:13,420 --> 00:05:17,199 Definitely a person who, or at least it seems like 68 00:05:17,199 --> 00:05:19,899 she looks forward to every day, she participates 69 00:05:19,899 --> 00:05:22,980 as much as she can, she's in every program possible. 70 00:05:22,980 --> 00:05:26,699 I don't think she wanted to skip school on purpose. 71 00:05:26,699 --> 00:05:28,860 Did I actually talk to you when I was sick? 72 00:05:28,860 --> 00:05:31,199 Like, did we text? 73 00:05:31,199 --> 00:05:34,500 I remember you complaining once about how 74 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:36,779 you had to catch up with everything 75 00:05:36,779 --> 00:05:38,740 and that you didn't feel good at all 76 00:05:38,740 --> 00:05:40,379 because I remember telling you to meet up 77 00:05:40,379 --> 00:05:42,079 and you said you couldn't. 78 00:05:42,079 --> 00:05:43,620 I was sick, right? 79 00:05:43,620 --> 00:05:46,800 And you were trying to meet up for like two to three months 80 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,139 and you couldn't because I was sick the whole time, right? 81 00:05:49,139 --> 00:05:50,339 Yeah. 82 00:05:50,339 --> 00:05:59,819 OK, that's all I remember. 83 00:05:59,819 --> 00:06:07,019 say the three years that you've been here and met her fairly recently after after she arrived 84 00:06:07,019 --> 00:06:12,939 i know her family as well and during the time your daughter was sick do you remember her 85 00:06:12,939 --> 00:06:24,939 anyway that's a good question let me think um i don't actually and it was and it was 86 00:06:24,939 --> 00:06:31,980 heartbreaking for her because she's very active that's true so during those two or three months 87 00:06:31,980 --> 00:06:44,220 She was sick a few days from school. 88 00:06:44,220 --> 00:06:57,220 Now, I don't know if you remember, but last Wednesday, February 11th, at 11.57am, she was actually asking you about her absences in school. 89 00:06:57,220 --> 00:07:14,220 Is that the question? I don't remember if the exact time was 11.57, but I do remember her asking me and it would have been last Wednesday because that's when we prepared for today, so yes, I suppose that's correct. 90 00:07:14,220 --> 00:07:20,199 Now, there are those two or three months where she couldn't see her friends, missed soccer practice. 91 00:07:21,019 --> 00:07:22,040 How many times was she absent? 92 00:07:22,519 --> 00:07:26,120 If you remember her being absent enough for your license, this is concerning. 93 00:07:26,519 --> 00:07:30,180 I can't recall for the life of me how many times she was off class. 94 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:35,920 I do remember, I don't know if this is particularly relevant to the case or not, 95 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:45,279 but I do remember an email from her family saying they were sorry she'd missed so many classes in the past few weeks. 96 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:53,980 She herself, the defendant herself, came to me after she, I guess, discontinued the absences 97 00:07:53,980 --> 00:08:01,939 to tell me that she had been very sick and that had been the reason why she'd been away from class for so long. 98 00:08:01,939 --> 00:08:10,620 And I remember thinking that it hadn't been as long, to my mind, it hadn't, at least as two months. 99 00:08:10,860 --> 00:08:11,399 As two months. 100 00:08:11,399 --> 00:08:20,019 So it's possible that even though she was sick for two or three months, she probably only missed school one or two. 101 00:08:20,279 --> 00:08:24,300 And now for her teacher, I'm guessing she's one of your top priority students, right? 102 00:08:24,540 --> 00:08:28,459 So if she misses school for two or three months, you wouldn't notice that she's acid. 103 00:08:28,459 --> 00:08:34,700 so I'm guessing it wasn't really two or three months like she's saying you know it was probably 104 00:08:34,700 --> 00:08:40,299 one day or two where one of her favorite teachers would notice what he did that's all 105 00:08:40,299 --> 00:08:51,409 okay hey would you like to cross examine yes so I don't know if you well how long have I been 106 00:08:51,409 --> 00:08:58,350 your student for? Is this the fifth month of the year? I can't remember. Yes, so five 107 00:08:58,350 --> 00:09:05,929 months, yes, this September. Would you think of me as a responsible student? Would I think 108 00:09:05,929 --> 00:09:12,210 of you as a responsible student? Absolutely so, yes. From the past years, where you wanted 109 00:09:12,210 --> 00:09:19,549 me to be your student, did you hear good stuff about me? Was there any bad feedback that 110 00:09:19,549 --> 00:09:48,629 would make you think that I was actually skipping class? Not that I'm aware of, no. Okay, I don't know if you remember, but my different episodes, I would have like a peak of being really sick, and then I would be fine for two to three days, and then I would have another peak, so I did come to class, do you remember that? I do remember that, because at the time, I was sick myself, 111 00:09:49,549 --> 00:09:56,149 I think towards the end of September or beginning of October I remember us 112 00:09:56,149 --> 00:10:02,429 sharing how we felt one day we were both in class and we were under strong 113 00:10:02,429 --> 00:10:08,750 medication both of us and we and we said how the bad weather or viruses going 114 00:10:08,750 --> 00:10:12,509 around was probably giving us that 115 00:10:19,549 --> 00:10:26,549 I wasn't aware that it had been two months, as I said earlier, but yes, I do remember 116 00:10:26,549 --> 00:10:29,549 that at the start of the year you did miss some lessons. 117 00:10:29,549 --> 00:10:31,549 That's what I was thinking. 118 00:10:31,549 --> 00:10:35,549 Okay. Mr. Ruben, you may step down. 119 00:10:35,549 --> 00:10:44,559 Thanks. 120 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:53,559 Would the defense like to make a closing statement? 121 00:10:53,559 --> 00:11:06,559 Your Honor, a member of the jury, today we have proved the innocence of my client with the help of the witness and the medical documents that stand that his coat was sealed during those two moments. 122 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:14,559 Would you like for the prosecution to say sorry if your client is proven innocent? 123 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:21,559 Once proven innocent, we would like to call a victim. 124 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:28,870 Your Honor, members of the jury, I don't think they've actually proven any innocence. 125 00:11:28,870 --> 00:11:34,870 Just remembering that a lot of the evidence they brought, they didn't really show it to court beforehand or even to you guys. 126 00:11:34,870 --> 00:11:38,870 So that really can be held for court. 127 00:11:38,870 --> 00:11:46,870 And with some of the witnesses, they couldn't remember or know exactly when she was sick or how long. 128 00:11:46,870 --> 00:11:51,870 So I think they didn't really have the evidence or the witnesses to support their claim. 129 00:11:51,870 --> 00:11:53,629 And that's all, thank you. 130 00:11:53,629 --> 00:11:55,110 What would you like to eat? 131 00:11:55,110 --> 00:11:56,909 And I would like a pizza bed. 132 00:11:58,990 --> 00:12:00,789 You asked for an apology before.