Debrief on Our Service Learning Trip by John Schmitt

jschmitt44 — 2024-04-24 21:15:55 UTC

What an awesome trip to the courthouse! Respond to each of the photos today with something memorable you learned from that person! Scroll down to see all 4. You can "connect a post" by selecting connect after pressing the 3 dots on your post.

jschmitt44 — 2024-04-24 21:18:27 UTC

Deputy District Attorney Brenda Lee

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Public Defender Attorney Jodi Lin

jschmitt44 — 2024-04-24 21:20:07 UTC

Detective Jason Haggis

jschmitt44 — 2024-04-24 21:20:45 UTC

Judge Gregory Dohi

jschmitt44 — 2024-04-24 21:22:17 UTC

I learned more about the evidence against Gio Hernandez, and I especially understood how he could have been convicted the first time, though it was not right

2024-04-24 21:47:03 UTC

i was able to learn more about the 4th amendment which was the amendment I studied in class so it was cool to learn about it in a court setting

-ardyn

2024-04-24 21:48:10 UTC

It takes time and lots of work to befriend and earn the trust of possible criminals as an undercover agent. - Sydney

2024-04-24 21:48:27 UTC

I learned a lot more about how the criminal justice system works

2024-04-24 21:48:43 UTC

i learned about the CUI and what they do

it was so cool to learn about the case and get to see the video recordings

-ardyn

2024-04-24 21:49:14 UTC

Me too

2024-04-24 21:49:28 UTC

I learned that it wasn't a problem if you couldn't afford a private lawyer

2024-04-24 21:49:31 UTC

Being a Public Defender doesn't make you a bad lawyer, in fact, they are some of the best lawyers out there! - Sydney

2024-04-24 21:49:55 UTC

i also agree

2024-04-24 21:49:55 UTC

I learned a lot about how the court works and court ediquite. Not really a lot about it, but I learned it

2024-04-24 21:50:07 UTC

I learned a lot more about Giovanni Hernandez and how there was lots of missing evidence and how Gio Hernandez didn't even testify because he thought he would not go to jail because he was innocent

2024-04-24 21:50:10 UTC

Good actor

2024-04-24 21:50:21 UTC

I learned that working undercover is very dangerous and is less about disguise and more about acting.

- Elizabeth

2024-04-24 21:50:26 UTC

it was sooooo amazing to learn about all of the undercover work he had to do and how he used acting

-ardyn

2024-04-24 21:50:27 UTC

I learned a lot about the evidence used in the Gio Hernandez case

evpeterson2025 — 2024-04-24 21:50:32 UTC

I learned that even when you believe your goals in life are set and you have your career planned out, it can change. The detective thought he would be an actor and then became a detective.

2024-04-24 21:52:24 UTC

I learned how difficult it is to be a judge, trying to be as fair as possible. - Sydney

2024-04-24 21:52:31 UTC

I learned about Gio Hernandez and how it is so important to look at every part of the evidence. -JO

2024-04-24 21:52:39 UTC

I learned a lot more about what evidence could be used in a case

2024-04-24 21:52:52 UTC

It was really interesting to learn about what counts as the 4th amendment and which doesn't count. - Elizabeth

2024-04-24 21:53:25 UTC

I came into the room thinking that public defenders were way worse than private lawyers but after she told us all about how the only difference is the pay, I realized I was mistaken. - chloe

2024-04-24 21:53:33 UTC

I learned that public defenders are very important, even as important (if not more) as a private one- Jo

evpeterson2025 — 2024-04-24 21:54:00 UTC

In the court I learned about the powers cops have when it comes to warrants. I didn't know that they had to have a warrant to search with dog and or heatguns.

2024-04-24 21:54:10 UTC

he made us think about what it means to be a judge

-PJS

2024-04-24 21:54:30 UTC

The CUI takes a lot of time to investigate why a case went wrong, and the exact steps they need to take to prove the wrongly convicted person innocent. - Sydney

2024-04-24 21:54:33 UTC

it was really cool to see how his acting experience helped him in enforcing the law. - chloe

2024-04-24 21:55:00 UTC

It was really interesting to see how so much evidence was kept out of the first trial for Gio Hernandez

2024-04-24 21:55:00 UTC

I learned that there are many different laws that do not make sense and are very confusing but that is just how the law is. -Jo

2024-04-24 21:55:06 UTC

He's so cool

2024-04-24 21:55:13 UTC

I learned how much work the CUI has to do to investigate and prove the wrongly convicted person innocent. -Sydney

2024-04-24 21:55:38 UTC

it was really cool that he was interacted with all of us and let us answer questions