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    A Few Good Men is a 1992 film about a military murder case. It follows Jo Galloway and Daniel Kaffee, two military lawyers defending Marines Dawson and Downey, who are accused of killing fellow Marine William Santiago at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Through their investigation, Galloway and Kaffee come to believe Santiago was killed during an unauthorized "Code Red" punishment ordered by their strict commanding officer, Colonel Nathan Jessep. When Jessep refuses to approve of Santiago's request to leave Cuba, they realize Jessep had a motive to silence Santiago. In a climactic courtroom confrontation, Kaffee gets Jessep to admit he ordered the Code Red, proving the

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    A Few Good Men is a 1992 film about a military murder case. It follows Jo Galloway and Daniel Kaffee, two military lawyers defending Marines Dawson and Downey, who are accused of killing fellow Marine William Santiago at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Through their investigation, Galloway and Kaffee come to believe Santiago was killed during an unauthorized "Code Red" punishment ordered by their strict commanding officer, Colonel Nathan Jessep. When Jessep refuses to approve of Santiago's request to leave Cuba, they realize Jessep had a motive to silence Santiago. In a climactic courtroom confrontation, Kaffee gets Jessep to admit he ordered the Code Red, proving the

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    A Few Good Men is a 1992 film about a military murder case. It follows Jo Galloway and Daniel Kaffee, two military lawyers defending Marines Dawson and Downey, who are accused of killing fellow Marine William Santiago at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Through their investigation, Galloway and Kaffee come to believe Santiago was killed during an unauthorized "Code Red" punishment ordered by their strict commanding officer, Colonel Nathan Jessep. When Jessep refuses to approve of Santiago's request to leave Cuba, they realize Jessep had a motive to silence Santiago. In a climactic courtroom confrontation, Kaffee gets Jessep to admit he ordered the Code Red, proving the

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    A Few Good Men

    Characters
    Jo Galloway (Demi Moore) Military Defense and Internal Affairs Attorney
    Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) Military Defense Attorney
    Col. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) Military commander in Cuba; aiming for a promotion
    William Santiago killed by Dawson and Downey; was planning to testify against Dawson in a different
    incident; other Marines considered him weak; wanted to be transferred out of Cuba
    Harold Dawson attacked & killed Santiago
    Loudon Downey attacked & killed Santiago
    Lt. Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland) Commanding officer of Dawson and Downey
    Code Red an informal, off-the-books military command for punishment
    1. List one Pre-Trial Motion that Kaffee says he will file if the Military Prosecutor pursues jail time for
    his marijuana defendant (while he is doing batting practice).

    2. Why doesnt Col. Jessup want to approve Santiagos request to leave Cuba?

    3. ANSWER DURING OR AFTER KAFFEES FIRST INTERVIEW WITH DAWSON AND DOWNEY: At this
    point, what defense strategy would you argue if you were representing these two marines?

    4. Why doesnt the military want Kaffee or Galloway to mention Code Red in the trial?

    5. What lie does Col. Jessup tell Kaffee at lunch?

    6. Based on what youve seen, what differences do you think exist between interviewing witnesses in
    military court and interviewing witnesses in civilian life?

    7. Why doesnt Dawson want to accept a plea bargain?

    8. What steps do the three attorneys take to prepare for the trial?

    9. As far as you can tell from this movie, what are the main purposes of an opening statement?

    10. Why does Kaffee object to one of the questions the prosecutor (Kevin Bacon) asks Cuba Gooding
    Jrs character?

    11. How does Kaffee undermine the Doctors testimony?

    12. How does Kaffee make his point that Code Reds are common Marine practice even though they are
    not in the Marine handbooks?

    13. Why does Kaffee want to put Col. Jessup on the stand as a witness?

    14. Why does Kaffee hesitate to put Col. Jessup on the stand as a witness?

    15. Why was Col. Jessup taken off the stand at the end of his testimony?

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