Team Notes on Direct for Sawyer Simpson

NEW* Prosecution: reported to counselor by Casey
hangs out at the time of detonation
saw Casey the morning of the incident
- examined the trash can
threatened by Casey the week before
Our Sawyer need to be prepared to explain what kind of comments she "aimed" at Casey during their senior year. What sorts of things could she have been saying? (line 49-50)


Sawyer is a lynch-pin in our case. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lynch%20pin
Her credibility (believability) is vital.
We don't want the court to see her as a "bad-actor" with bad (untrue) facts.
We need to be ready in case defense tries to paint her as one who would frame Casey.

Sawyer had a good reason to be there -- taking a test -- has to get it done before 7:30.
but Casey wouldn't have expected her to be there that early -- in fact, apparently, few people would be around that early. (Why would Casey be there? -- Can't ask Sawyer that)

How well do you know Casey Campbell? Do you know what he looks like?
"I see him in the halls every day." ["I've had classes with him." -- Is this true?]
"Are you sure this was Casey Campbell?" [That she saw that morning by the garbage can.]

Did you have an opportunity to observe Casey on the morning of April 4? / on that morning?
What was his demeanor?/ How was he acting?

Counselor Cortez had said that Sawyer's activities would be taken away if another complaint was received. So -- Sawyer would stay away from Casey -- not risk losing the all-important senior activites.

About Casey's threat -- Casey said that to Sawyer -- so it is not hearsay --

Would Sawyer ever think about hurting Casey? No reason/motivation.
Wouldn't want to lose opportunity to go to prom




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Rory (or better yet Sawyer) could use the word "lurking" to describe what Casey was doing early in the morning of the 4th. If defense objects, have the witness link the idea of being somewhere he usually wasn't at an odd time for student to be there, peeking in a garbage as if checking for something, and scanning the area. How about that word "lurking"?

Riley states that Sawyer said Casey had threatened her just two days before -- on Wednesday of that same week.

Why and When did Sawyer go to Casey's R-Place page? How did Sawyer feel when she saw that painting posted on R-Place of the school burning, and a figure clearly labled Sawyer being perhaps blown out of or away from the school? [Can we assume that the builing in the posting looks like Park Lane High School?] -- disturbing --