Exercise 1 of 3 of HW3:
On an otherwise uneventful Thursday afternoon
police heard a shot inside Ernie’s Lunchroom, rushed in, and found the
scene shown below.
They identified the body as that of a prominent racketeer
named Fannin. Ernie, who is both the owner and only employee, had only
one fact to tell: the murderer had leaned against the wall while firing
at point-blank range. The imprint of his hand is in clear view. The cash
register has just been rung up at $8.75.
This is a difficult case. Your must attempt to
determine which of the people in the lunchroom killed Fannin. You will
have to observe the details carefully. There is enough evidence to help
you explain most of what happened. In working out the solution, consider
the following thought questions.
You do NOT have to
answer these questions for the homework; the simply prepare you for the
long-answer question below--which you DO have to answer.
Thought Questions (you do not have to answer):
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With what hand did the shooter fire the gun? What is the evidence? What is the warrant?
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Did customers B, C, and D know each other? What are the evidence and warrants?
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How do the three customers differ in their habits or ways of doing things? What is the evidence and what is the warrant?
- When a person runs, do they leave footprints of their ENTIRE foot or just the front portion of their foot?
- Which set of footprints are Ernie’s? What is the evidence? What is the warrant?
- To whom do the set of footprints marked X belong? How do you know?
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Once you have thought about the questions above, answer the question below in a paragraph of well-written prose (be
sure to identify your claim, evidence, and warrants by placing a (CL)
before the claim, an (EV) before your points of evidence and a (WA)
before each of your warrants):
Who killed Fannin and how do you know from the evidence that it is NOT anyone else but your chosen suspect? |
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