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Witness with a Religious Vow of Silence Testifying in Court

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Criminal Justice Evidence Class
Topic: Witness Testifying in Court
Prompt:
Step #1: Read the PowerPoint presentation titled “Chapter 6 Witnesses”
Step #2: View the YouTube video titled “Throwdown (2013) - Cross-Examination Scene (4/10) | Movieclips” by Movieclips
The link to watch the YouTube video mentioned above is located here below:
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=BjPUO_4HJeo
Step #3: View the YouTube video titled “What is an expert witness?” by USLawEssentials.
The link to watch the YouTube video mentioned above is located here below:
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=Wl92bHtrOvA
Step #4: Based on what you read in the PowerPoint and viewed in the YouTube videos, now I want you to answer the two questions below:
For religious reasons, a monk has vowed a lifetime of silence. This monk was a witness to a murder. The prosecution plans on calling this witness to testify.
Question #1: As the judge, would you force this monk to testify and break his religious vow of lifetime silence?
Question #2: What other options could you, as a judge, come up with for the monk?
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Coursework Assignment Guidelines
* Must be at least 1 full page.
* Make sure to answer the questions in at least 1 paragraph and also make sure your paragraphs have a minimum of five sentences.
*Must be in Times New Roman Font Size 12 with 1-inch margins all around.
*Must be in APA format 7
*No sources are required but if you use a source like the YouTube videos then make sure to cite them properly.
*No reference page is required but if you cite a source like the YouTube videos then make sure to have a reference page.
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Note to writer:
* In the order form, I uploaded the Powerpoint called "Chapter 6 Witnesses".

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Witness Testifying in Court
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Witness Testifying in Court: With a Religious Vow of Silence
A religious vow of silence is a religious decision not to communicate about an issue or not to communicate for religious reasons. However, if a monk who has vowed a lifetime of silence, for religious reasons, was a witness to a murder and was called on the stand by the prosecution to testify, as a judge:
Would you force this monk to testify and break his religious vow of silence?
I would not force this monk to break their vow of silence as a judge. The witness's actions can be considered contempt of the court, especially if there are no exceptional circumstances. For this to be contempt of the court, the following factors would be necessary in his contempt sentencing: the gravity of the offense (murder in this case), the effect of testimony on the trial, contemnor's reasons, whether the contempt is a defiance to the judge, and the traits and antecedents of the monk (Movieclips, 2017). Even if these factors favored the court (in t...
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