Закон в силе - Law Booster I. Дроботенко Ю.Б - 43 стр.

                                                                                 attack. He denies murder and abducting Mr. Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne
                                                                                 Lees, near Alice Springs. Mr. Murdoch also told the Darwin court it was not
                                                                                 him or his vehicle caught on CCTV in Alice Springs that night.
                                                                                         He said he had been in Alice Springs that day but left at 15.30 local
                                                                                 time to run cannabis across central Australia. Mr. Murdoch said he was more
ARTICLE I                                                                        than 370 miles (600km) away at around 20.00 local time, when the alleged
1. Express your opinion following the general tips for discussion.               attack took place.
   General tips for discussion:                                                          The defendant could not explain how his DNA profile was found in a
                                                                                 spot of blood on a T-shirt worn by Ms Lees on the night of the alleged at-
    Ö Do you think the DNA test is an effective way of identifying peo-          tack. "I know I went through Alice Springs. I don't know whether I crossed
        ple? Can there be any mistakes?
                                                                                 their paths or not," he told the Northern Territory Supreme Court. He admit-
    Ö Should we trust those who flag down somewhere in abandoned                 ted changing his appearance and his vehicle after the trip, but it was neces-
      place? What is necessary to remember before stopping your car and          sary for drug running.
      going out?                                                                         Nevertheless, the prosecution had claimed Mr. Murdoch tried to dis-
    Ö Do you believe that sometimes all circumstances can be against an          guise his pick-up truck after shooting 28-year-old Mr. Falconio on the Stuart
      accused person but in reality he/ she hasn’t committed any crime?          Highway, north of Alice Springs.
    Ö Is it difficult to find the truth in the court procedure?                          After taking the stand for the first time, Mr. Murdoch and another
                                                                                 man, James Hepi, regularly ran "large quantities" of cannabis across Austra-
2. Read the article and make its presentation (follow the steps of crime         lia, stashed in a spare fuel tank on the back of his truck. The defendant said
   report presentation and use necessary linking devices).                       he had since had a disagreement with Mr. Hepi, who has testified against
    Vocabulary note:                                                             him.
    DNA = a chemical substance that is found in the cells of all living things           Mr. Murdoch denied Mr. Hepi's claims that he talked about ways of
and contains genetic information (DNA test, quiz – scientific examination of     disposing of a body. He did admit owning two guns which he carried for
someone’s DNA) CCTV = close-circuit television (it is one that operates          protection while transporting drugs.
within a limited area)                                                                   Ms Lees, 32, of Brighton, told the court earlier in the trial she and Mr.
    pick-up truck = a small truck with low sides that can be easily loaded       Falconio had been flagged down by Mr. Murdoch while they were driving.
and unloaded                                                                     He is then alleged to have shot the backpacker and bundled his girlfriend
                                                                                 into the back of his van, binding her in makeshift handcuffs.
Falconio suspect quizzed on DNA                                                          Ms Lees said she later escaped and hid in the undergrowth for five
        The man accused of murdering                                             hours until her abductor gave up searching for her and left. The body of Mr.
Briton Peter Falconio in Australia has                                           Falconio, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, has not been found.
said he does not know how his DNA got                                                    The trial continues.
on the clothing of Mr. Falconio's girl-
friend.                                                                          3. Give your version of the incident.
        Bradley Murdoch, 47, admitted                                                  Whom do you believe? What happened in reality? Why the body of
running drugs and said he was hundreds                                           Mr. Falconio has not been found?
of miles away at the time of the alleged


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