Narration: (PREVIEW) Good Morning Everyone, We Are Here To Witness The
Narration: (PREVIEW) Good Morning Everyone, We Are Here To Witness The
moot court of the Bachelor of Science in Criminology 4-1. This case was based
on the Ted Bundy’s serial killing case which was happened in the United States
of America. His court trial was held in the Supreme Court of Florida, where his
case was first in the History of the United States of America that had been
nationally televised. Facts about Ted Bundy, he was a graduate of Psychology in
University of Washington and later on enrolled at Utah Law School. At the age of
28 his killing act was started, from year 1974 up to 1978. During those years 36
women was reportedly missing including a 12 year old girl named Kimberly
Leach her body was found mummified in the pig shed 6 weeks after she
reportedly missing. There are documentaries stated that Ted Bundy has a
psychological abnormalities, that he was necrophilia. What he was doing to his
victim was, he will killed them first before he sexually assaulted them.
In our presentation we adopted the case of Liza Levy one of Ted Bundy’s
victims where he live strong evidence resulting to sentence him of death by
electrocution.
CHARACTERS
Jeffrey Cresino
Remark Sabandal
Tagaytay, City Regional trial Court Branch 18, Honorable Judge Mark Anthony
Panganiban presiding. The court is now in session.
Clerk of Court: For arraignment we call Criminal Case No. 68-135 People of the
Philippines vs. Bundy for the Violation of Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code
(prosecution stand)
(accused stand)
Judge: Accused, do you have a lawyer? Or do you want the court to provide a
lawyer for you?
Defense: Your honor I am Atty. Mark Joseph Albuera, appearing as the defense
counsel of this case.
Clerk of court: You are the accused of Criminal case no. 68-135 entitled People
of the Philippines vs. Bundy and the information charged you of murder, modified
and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, committed as
follows:
The early hours of January 15, 1968—one week after his arrival in
Tagaytay—Bundy entered OC’s Chi Omega sorority house through a rear door
with a faulty locking mechanism. Beginning at about 2:45 a.m. He entered the
bedroom of 20-year-old Lisa Dela Torre and beat her unconscious, strangled
her, tore one of her nipples, bit deeply into her left buttock, and sexually
assaulted her with a hair mist bottle.
Judge: Let it be on the record that the accused pleaded not guilty for the crime
of Murder.
PRE-TRIAL
Clerk: The court is now in session. We call on case no. 68-135 People of the
Philippines vs. Bundy, Murder. This is a preliminary conference for the
identification of documents and exhibits to be presented by the parties,
verification of the photocopies thereof and for consideration of other matters
which may aid the disposition of the case. We are reminding both parties that no
evidence shall be presented and offered during trial other than those which has
been identified during the pretrial unless the court allows for good cause shown.
Counsel: We OATH that the person charged in the information under the name
of Mr. Theodore Robert Bundy is the same person charged before the court.
Clerk: As part of the proceedings let's discuss the civil aspect of this case. Is the
Private complainant asking for the reward of actual damages?
Prosecutor: No, my client does not wish to continue with the civil aspect.
Prosecutor: Yes.
Counsel: Yes.
Clerk: If there is anything that both parties will like to present now for the
markings of evidence and stipulation of facts you may present it now to expedite
the proceeding.
The preliminary conference is now adjourned kindly sign both the minutes of
today's preliminary conference.
TRIAL
Clerk: For the Trial, All Rise! Regional Trial Court Branch 18 is now in session.
Honorable Judge Mark Anthony Panganiban presiding.
Clerk: The court is now in session. We call on case no. 68-135, People of the
Philippines vs. Bundy, Murder.
(prosecutor stand)
Prosecutor: Thank you, your honor.
We will move that the accused is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. The
reason we ask here your honor, is the verdict of guilty. Thank you.
Judge: The defense would like to give an opening statement, I would like to
inform that the prosecution rests peace.
Defense: I would like to stay your honor on the case of People of the Philippines
vs. Ted Bundy. They were being accused of Murder. Wherein the only fact they
have is the bite marks. The reason we ask here your honor, is the verdict of
acquit.
Judge: Proceed with the prosecution, we were going with our first witness.
Prosecutor: Yes, Your honor. The prosecution would like to call on Mr. Alojado
on the witness stand.
Interpreter: Please raise your right hand and put your left hand on the top of the
bible. Then, repeat after me. I, (state your name). Swear to tell the truth, all the
truth, and nothing but the truth in this honorable court so help me God.
PO3 Carlos Alojado: I’am PO3 Carlos Alojado police officer of Tagaytay, City.
Prosecutor: Is there anyone who called on January 15, 1968 at your police
station?
Police: Yes.
Prosecutor: What is the reason of Ms. Alonte calling to your police station?
Police: He called to our police station to report that she found her roommate
bathing in her own blood and saw a man unfamiliar that entering the basement
of their dormitory.
Police: She described a man who has a resemblance with Ronnie Eng and
wearing a blue bonnet and with a baseball bat.
Police: We invited Ms. Alonte to the police station to get her statement and we
get all the necessary information and record it to our blotter book and to file a
proper complaint. We also mark the evidences we recovered.
Prosecutor: After the case has been filed what did you do next?
Police: We requested for warrant of arrest that will served to the accused upon
the approval of the warrant we immediately apprehend and chased the person of
interest and that is Mr. Ted bundy.
Defense: Objection your honor the police is not telling the truth.
Judge: Sustained
Police: That's right. Then he asked we turn off the recorder and no notes to be
taken.
Judge: Ted
Judge: Proceed
Cross Examination
Defense: After the accused turned over to your station did you even inform him
of his constitutional right?
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Prosecutor: Yes your honor. The prosecution would like to call on Ms. Alonte on
the witness stand.
Interpreter: Please raise your right hand and put your left hand on the top of the
bible. Then, repeat after me. I, (state your name). Swear to tell the truth, all the
truth, and nothing but the truth in this honorable court so help me God.
Nita Alonte: I’m Nita Aonte, 21 years old; I currently living at the OC’s Chi
Omega dormitory.
Prosecutor: Can you tell to this honorable court, where were you on about 3
o'clock in the morning?
Nita Alonte: I was heading to our dormitory that time I was came from the party
just a few blocks away from our dormitory
Prosecutor: Can you tell us what did you saw when you reach your dormitory?
Can you narrate it?
Nita Alonte: It was about 3 am when I head back to our dormitory, when I saw a
man entering our basement he was holding a baseball bath and I assumed the
he was came from our room.
Nita Alonte: I enter our room and I saw my friend Lisa bathing in her own blood.
I can’t even look at her in that situation, I can’t imagine how much she suffer
during those time. (Crying)
Nita Alonte: I called the police immediately and try to control my emotion.
Nita Alonte: I phone call Liza’s mother to inform them about what happen to her
daughter.
Prosecutor: After you call the victim’s mother did the police arrived?
Prosecutor: Did they ask you to describe the man you saw?
Prosecutor: Is the man you saw is here in the court room right now?
Prosecutor: Thank you Ms. Alonte, I have no further question Your Honor.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Judge: Proceed
Ms. Witness, did you say that you came from the party the day when the
victim found dead?
Judge: Sustained
Prosecution: May we call on Ms. Dominguez she is survivor from Ted Bundy’s
murderous act. Your honor our witness is suffering from permanent deafness of
her left ear.
Clerk of Court: Please raise your right hand and put your left hand on the top of
the bible. Then, repeat after me. I, (state your name). Swear to tell the truth, all
the truth, and nothing but the truth in this honorable court so help me God.
Direct Examination
Prosecutor: Ms. Dominguez please state your full name, age and address.
Ms. Dominguez: I am Ms. Dominguez 21 yrs old, single, I’m OC law school
student I live at Blk. 10 Olivarez, Tagaytay City. Two blocks away from OC’s Chi
Omega sorority house. (Interpreter)
Ms. Dominguez: I was in my room I suddenly hear footsteps and in just a second
someone hit me with a blunt instrument in my head that cause of my permanent
deafness. I manage myself to still be conscious even though I felt that my body
is so weak and felt the blood streaming all over my head. He was about to
strangled me with my own panty hose, until an illuminating light pass through the
window of my room and show the face of the criminal. He
Prosecutor: Is the man you are referring present inside the court room right now?
Prosecutor: Thank you Ms. Dominguez. I have no further question your honor.
Cross Examination
Judge: Proceed
Defense : Ms. Witness, are you really sure that the person you are referring is
my client?
Defense: How come that at the complete darkness of midnight you saw the face
of the criminal?
Prosecutor: Objection your honor, the question is not answerable by yes or no.
SCENE 3
Judge: Proceed
Nararation: Mr. Montes will present the relationship between the bite marks
found in the left buttocks of the victim and the dental structure of Ted
Bundy.
Judge: I understand there is a matter you would like to present to the court?
BIRAN: (Pointing the bite mark in the victim’s body) You can see the bite…
which exhibits the same unique pattern as the defendant’s chipped upper right
central incisor. This is the position ted Bundy teeth and this teeth is mark of left
buttocks of Lisa Dela Torre, I did a dental examination where I imitated ted
Bundy’s teeth position using plaster of Paris and after I compared it to the bite
mark of Lisa Dela Torre.
BIRAN: Yes, sir, I can. (Pointing the upper Teeth) The defendants teeth made
those marks.
Prosecutor: No further questions. I, uh, pass the witness. Doctor, you may return
to the witness box.
TED BUNDY: Doctor Montes, is there any way to test whether those teeth will
make the marks over and over?
BIRAN: Yes. I took models of the defendant’s teeth and I went to the morgue.
And I pressed those models into the buttocks area of different individuals… and
yes, they do match.
TED BUNDY: I’m sorry, Doctor Montes you did this experiment on cadavers?
BIRAN: Your Honor, I question the competency of this entire trial. This is the
farce.
TED BUNDY: Dr. Montes, on that we could not agree more. (crowd applause)
Judge: I feel duty-bound to remind you in the gallery that you are not on spring
break. It is a capital murder case. The court has already ruled on this witness’
expertise, counselor.
SCENE 4
Judge: Clerk of court let’s have a 20 minutes break and after we will proceed to
judgment.
Court Marshall: Silence in the court! If you want to talk you may go outside the
court. You may take a recess.
Scene 4 (JUDGEMENT)
Judge: The court is going to sentence the person found guilty of the offense.
Your name Sir, was on that verdict. Take care of yourself young man I say that
to you sincerely. Take care of yourself. You’re a bright young man. You’d have
made a good lawyer. I would’ve loved to have you practice in front of me, but
you went to a different way, partner. It is been a tragedy for this court to see the
total waste of humanity that we have experienced here. I don’t have any
animosity towards you. I want you to know that. Take care of yourself.