MOOT COURT SAMPLE SCRIPT SUBJECT: Progress and Final Report
That on or about 3:00am of September
COURT: Call the case.
INTERPRETER: For hearing, Criminal Case
No. 12345, People of the Philippines vs. Iris
Victoria Merin.
COURT: Appearances.
PROSECUTOR PRESTOZA: For the
government.
ATTY. TAPIRE: For the defense.
COURT: Ready?
PROSECUTOR PRESTOZA: Ready Your
Honor.
COURT: Call your witness to the witness
stand.
Direct Examination to the
Investigator-on-Case
Prosecutor Fernando: Im calling on SPO2
Anthony Zamora
Interpreter: Do you swear to tell the truth,
all the truth and nothing but the truth in
this case?
Witness: Yes
Court: Please state your name and other
personal circumstances.
Witness: SPO2 Anthony Zamora, 29 years
old, single, member of Investigation division
inKalibo Police Station and a resident of
Brgy. New Buswang,Kalibo, Aklan.
Court: Your witness.
Prosecutor Viray: This witness, your honor
SPO2 Anthony Zamora will testify on the
Progress and Final Report of the case. May
we proceed, your honor?
Court: Proceed.
Prosecutor Fernando: May you read this
document Maam.
Script of Investigator on Case
(To be read) SPO2 Anthony Zamora:
01, 2013 at Purok 2 C.Laserna St. Kalibo,
Aklan shooting incident transpired wherein
victim identified as one Luz Estollosso
Fernando, 21 years old, single, a native of
Sebaste, Antique and presently residing at 2
C.Laserna St. Kalibo, Aklan, was shot by the
suspect identified as one Michael Macahilig
a.k.a. Mike, 24 years old, caretaker,
single, and a resident of 2 C.Laserna St.
Kalibo, Aklan.
3. Initial investigation conducted
showed that on cited TDPO, while the victim
was walking on her way home along Purok
2 C.Laserna St. Kalibo, Aklan. Suddenly, she
noticed that Mike was following him.
When she reached the corner of the street,
Mike tried to get her bag but she resisted
and used her knowledge in YawYan as self-
defense, but the guy was too strong and
decided to use fan knife and the suspect
receeive 2 inches cut on his left arm. The
suspect drawn his gun and shot the victim
twice that caused victims immediate death.
The suspect was caught immediately by the
concerned citizens.
4. Medico legal experts found 2 bullets
on the left part of the body of the victim
that caused her immediate death.
5. . Forensic Ballistician identified that
the revolver gun confiscated on the house
of the victim is the sole gun used on firing
the bullets because of the same striations
found on a test bullet fired on the same
gun.
6. That, based on the aforesaid, case of
violation of HOMICIDE which is defined
and penalized under Art.249 of Revised
Penal Code (RPC) of the Philippines were
charged against suspect.
Prosecutor Fernando: I respectfully request
your honor, that the report in Exhibit A be
marked as Exhibit A-1
Court: Mark it.
Q. There is a signature above the name
SPO2 Anthony Zamora, is this your
signature?
A. Yes.
Prosecutor Fernando: I respectfully request
your honor, that the signature appearing in
Exhibit B be marked as Exhibit B-1.
Court: Mark it.
Q. Could you please explain this report in
simple terms for an ordinary person to
understand Sir?
A. The incident transpired last September
01, 2013 at around 03:00 am, the suspect
named Michael Macahilig tried to steal the
bag of the victim identified as one Luz
Fernando but she resisted and fought with
the suspect. She used her fine knife but
the suspect had a gun and shot her twice
on the left part of her chest. We recovered
a revolver gun during our search operation
on the suspects house and recovered a
revolver gun. Then, I brought the recovered
gun and the recovered bullet to the crime
laboratory to conduct examination.
Q: Are you sure that there is no falsification
happened during the transfer of the
evidence?
A: Yes.
Court: Cross?
Atty. Fernando: No further questions, your
honor.
Direct Examination of the Witness
Prosecutor Joey Conson:Im calling on
PINSP CHARLENE L. AGRITO.
Clerk of Court:Please stand. Raise your
right hand. Do you promise that the
testimony you shall give in the case before
this court shall be the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, so help
you God?
Expert Witness: I do.
Clerk of Court: Please state your name
and other personal circumstances.
Expert witness: PINSP Charlene I. Agrito,
28 years old, single, a police officer and a
forensic photographer of the City of Naga
Police Station, Cebu.
Clerk of Court: Your witness.
Prosecutor Joey Conson: This witness,
Your Honor, PINSP Charlene I. Agrito, will
testify on the authenticity of the
photographs taken by her to prove the
following: (i) that the photographs taken in
the crime scene are genuine and authentic;
(ii) and that the photographs taken will
establish the crime committed. May we
proceed, Your Honor?
Court: Proceed.
Q: You declared that you are a Police
Officer, PINSP Agrito, where did you finish
your baccalaureate degree?
Q: When did you graduate?
Q: Are you a licensed criminologist?
Q: When did you pass the criminology
board examination?
Q: Aside from your baccalaureate degree,
do you have any post graduate studies?
Q: Can you state it Miss Witness?
Q: Where are you presently connected?
Q: What is your present designation?
Q: Since when have you been employed as
a Forensic Photographer?
Q: Since you became a licensed
criminologist and a forensic photographer,
have you attended seminars and
undertaken training in connection with the
practice of your field?
Q: When and where?
Q: Miss Witness, Is this work youre
performing, can it be equally done by other
Photographer specifically commercial
photographers?
Q: Why is that so?
Q: Have you testified as a Forensic
Photographer in cases before courts of
justice?
How many criminal cases so far have you
testified? What kind of criminal cases have
you testified?
Q: Now PINSP Agrito, why are presently
here in this court of justice?
Q: On that day, April 26, 2013, have you
remember what you did on that day?
Prosecutor Joey Conson: I have this
Photography Request Form*, is this
same form you have mentioned earlier
PINSP Agrito?
A: Yes, Sir.
Prosecutor Joey Conson: Your Honor
Please, I would like to request this
Honorable Court, that this Photography
Request Form received by the witness be
marked as EXH A for the prosecution.
*Photo Number; Requesting Party
Q: There is a signature above the
typewritten name PINSP Charlene L. Agrito,
do you know whose signature is this
doctor?
A: That is my signature Sir.
Prosecutor Joey Conson: Your Honor
Please, I would like to request this
Honorable Court, that the signature
appearing in this document be marked as
EXH D* for the prosecution.
Q: PINSP Agrito, please read this particular
entry. (Witness reading a portion of the
Photography Request Form, page 2)
A: Camera usedNIKONFocal length of
lens35MM to 50MM
No. of shots/rolls taken34Exposure
setting1/125 SS F-8/F-16
Lighting ConditionBRIGHTFilm
usedKODAK COLORASA/ISO setting200
Developer usedD-76Developing time5-6
MINAccessories usedFLASH.
Q: Could you please explain these terms in
more simple way for an ordinary person to
understand?
I have no further question for the witness
your Honor. But my Compaero here, Atty.
Donovan L. Acebron is taking over for
further direct examination of the witness
your honor.
Atty. Donovan L. Acebron: How are you
Miss Witness? Are you okay?
Q: By the way Miss Witness I have this
following objects/documents/photographs,
did you prepared this?
A: Yes Sir.
Q: What is this Miss Witness?
Q: Did you take these Photographs?
Q: How are you sure that this Photographs
you say is exactly the one you took in the
crime scene?
Q: With these Photographs, what would the
relation of these to the crime Miss witness?
Q: So youre telling me Miss Witness that
these photographs are the representation of
the crime happen?
Q: How are you sure that this photographs
you say can represent and establish the
crime?
Q: Miss Witness; is this a photograph youve
taken?
A: Yes, Sir.
Q: Can you tell me what this photograph is?
Counsel: Your Honor Please, I would like
to request the Honorable Court, that this
photograph taken by the witness be mark
as EXH C-1 for the prosecution.
Q: This photograph Miss Witness, what is
this?
Counsel: Your Honor Please, I would like
to request the Honorable Court, that this
photograph taken by the witness be mark
as EXH C-2 for the prosecution.

Note: Continue until EXH C-34.

Counsel: I have no further questions Your

Honor.