Class Name Date CHAPTER 5 ACTIVITY STREET LAW Researching and Analyzing Directions: Research the names and types of cases that can be heard in the federal and state courts in your state. Then read the facts below and identity by name which federal or state court would make the decision for events 1-10. Assume these events occurred in your state. Jerry is charged with hiring a hit man to kill his wife while she is at home one night. Tom, the hit man, killed Jerry's wife but was caught and confessed. Tom indicated that Jerry had hired him for $5,000 to do the killing, Jerry was convicted of premeditated murder based partly on the evidence given by Jerry Jerry is convicted of premeditated murder and is sentenced o die. 2. Jerry appeals his conviction on the grounds that the confession given by Tom was unconstitutional and should not have been used against him. This court ruled that confession was admissible. Jerry asks a higher court to reverse the appeals court, which it refused to do. Jerry asks an even higher cou reverse that decision. Legal precedent from this court applies to all death penalty cases in the United States, Jerry's wife had a will, Her estate will go through this court. Jerry's three children who are under the age of 18 are placed in foster care. The state files a case to terminate jerry's parental rights. One of Jerry's threechildren is local store. shopliftin The mother of Jerry's wife s death 10. Jerry has many creditors suing pay his bills and goes through