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Is it just me, or does the prosecution rarely provide a motive for the defendant but you have to provide a motive for the true culprit? Like, for example...

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Maya had no motive to murder Mia, I mean come on! She's her sister!
Will Powers. Why would he murder Jack Hammer?
Maggey wouldn't murder Dustin. They were lovers!
Why would Maya murder Dr. Grey, someone she barely knew? Anyway, just because the ghost was in her body, doen't mean that Maya murdered him.
Maxmillion Galactica doesn't have a motive; Russel Berry gave him permission to marry his daughter, Regina!
I don't think Iris had a motive to murder Elise Deaunxim.
Why would Vera murder her own father?


Any defendants names that I didn't put down were ones that I wasn't so sure of.
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Hmm...
Spoiler: 1-1
Motive


Spoiler: 1-2
No motive


Spoiler: 1-3
No motive


Spoiler: 1-4
Motive


Spoiler: 1-5
No motive (but she admitted to the crime, which made it kinda moot)


Spoiler: 2-1
No motive (although they were lovers, which was a connection)


Spoiler: 2-2
Maya had no motive, but Mimi certainly did


Spoiler: 2-3
No motive (although they didn't know about the marriage thing)


Spoiler: 2-4
Motive


Spoiler: 3-1
Sorta had a motive (connection w/ Dollie, and he did push him so there was a handprint)


Spoiler: 3-2
Motive


Spoiler: 3-3
Motive, but it still brings up the question of why she was carrying poison in her pocket


Spoiler: 3-4
Motive


Spoiler: 3-5
No motive


Spoiler: 4-1
Motive, even if it is the flimsiest of the entire series and you kill it in 5 minutes


Spoiler: 4-2
Motive


Spoiler: 4-3
No known motive; they figured only Machi or Lamiroir could have a motive since they were from Borginia


Spoiler: 4-4
No known motive; they figured only Vera could have a motive since they were hermits



Don't forget that every single case without a motive also had an eyewitness, too.
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Hmm...
Spoiler: 1-1
Motive


Spoiler: 1-2
No motive


Spoiler: 1-3
No motive


Spoiler: 1-4
Motive


Spoiler: 1-5
No motive (but she admitted to the crime, which made it kinda moot)


Spoiler: 2-1
No motive (although they were lovers, which was a connection)


Spoiler: 2-2
Maya had no motive, but Mimi certainly did


Spoiler: 2-3
No motive (although they didn't know about the marriage thing)


Spoiler: 2-4
Motive


Spoiler: 3-1
Sorta had a motive (connection w/ Dollie, and he did push him so there was a handprint)


Spoiler: 3-2
Motive


Spoiler: 3-3
Motive, but it still brings up the question of why she was carrying poison in her pocket


Spoiler: 3-4
Motive


Spoiler: 3-5
No motive


Spoiler: 4-1
Motive, even if it is the flimsiest of the entire series and you kill it in 5 minutes


Spoiler: 4-2
Motive


Spoiler: 4-3
No known motive; they figured only Machi or Lamiroir could have a motive since they were from Borginia


Spoiler: 4-4
No known motive; they figured only Vera could have a motive since they were hermits



Don't forget that every single case without a motive also had an eyewitness, too.


...True... but...

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I don't think Wellington actually saw the crime (And he was obviously lying), he just claimed to see Maggey. As for 4-3, even if Machi could've had a motive, how could he have shot LeTouse? If it hurt Daryan's arm (who's clearly bigger and stronger than Machi) It probably might as well knock Machi's arm off.


My main point was that the prosecution usually has some kind of flaw in their argument. If they have a theory and the court makes them explain it, they usually don't, then they makes you fill in all the holes that they find in your argument, and they don't bother to fill in any holes you find in their arguement. Then they make you provide a motive for the true culprit but they usually don't bother providing motives for the defendant. It annoys me... >_< Thanks, though. I actually wasn't really thinking about eyewitnesses (thanks for bringing that up, though), 'cuz they usually lie or forget things.
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It's not about whether there is an eyewitness; it's about whether they claim to be an eyewitness.

And of course the prosecution has some kind of flaw in their argument. Otherwise your client would be guilty :P
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Yeah, I guess... But the prosecution still annoys me... and the Judge... :P

:judge:: But, Mr. Wright, if you screw up, your client is automatically :guilty:

Phoenix: (What the heck... it's the prosecution who keeps screwing up...)
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I'll admit that the prosecution doesn't ever really give very good motives from time to time, but honestly their motives aren't the most important part to them.

I mean, look at it this way. They get to the scene and they find out that only one person could have done it according to the evidence as well as believing in the eye witnesses (who are normally shoddy of course). Almost every case starts out with the fact that the authorities think that there was only one possible person who could have pull it off so going based off that they just put whatever motive they want on them to tie things up nicely.

You see, unlike Phoenix the police go based on evidence and then set out to find the motive while Phoenix seems to go completely backwards by seeing who has a motive and the building a case against them in order to defend his client.

At least... that's how I see it :yuusaku:
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I'll admit that the prosecution doesn't ever really give very good motives from time to time, but honestly their motives aren't the most important part to them.

I mean, look at it this way. They get to the scene and they find out that only one person could have done it according to the evidence as well as believing in the eye witnesses (who are normally shoddy of course). Almost every case starts out with the fact that the authorities think that there was only one possible person who could have pull it off so going based off that they just put whatever motive they want on them to tie things up nicely.

You see, unlike Phoenix the police go based on evidence and then set out to find the motive while Phoenix seems to go completely backwards by seeing who has a motive and the building a case against them in order to defend his client.

At least... that's how I see it :yuusaku:


I understand what you're saying. :D

But still, they either do care (Even though I doubt it... Maybe Klavier would...) or they just want to win and will do whatever they can to win (which is usually the case) if they always make you provide a motive for the true culprit but they only have to explain what they want to explain no matter what (Like in case 2-3, Franziska was supposed to explain something in the trial, but she never did.)
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Steel_Python wrote:
Apeman1813 wrote:
I'll admit that the prosecution doesn't ever really give very good motives from time to time, but honestly their motives aren't the most important part to them.

I mean, look at it this way. They get to the scene and they find out that only one person could have done it according to the evidence as well as believing in the eye witnesses (who are normally shoddy of course). Almost every case starts out with the fact that the authorities think that there was only one possible person who could have pull it off so going based off that they just put whatever motive they want on them to tie things up nicely.

You see, unlike Phoenix the police go based on evidence and then set out to find the motive while Phoenix seems to go completely backwards by seeing who has a motive and the building a case against them in order to defend his client.

At least... that's how I see it :yuusaku:


I understand what you're saying. :D

But still, they either do care (Even though I doubt it... Maybe Klavier would...) or they just want to win and will do whatever they can to win (which is usually the case) if they always make you provide a motive for the true culprit but they only have to explain what they want to explain no matter what (Like in case 2-3, Franziska was supposed to explain something in the trial, but she never did.)

I don't really recall 2-3 too well. What was she suppose to explain? I feel senile :udgy:

I think don't they really care too much. I think they just want to hear it so they can shoot it out the water. Also, I always found more important for Phoenix to show the court a motive especially if he's going off little or no evidence compared to the prosecution's pile of evidence against the defendant. Of course, at the same time, by the time the culprit takes the stand most of all the prosecution's evidence and theories are shot down as useless. Ha, I give up... I dunno...
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Actually, this is part of what amuses me about Wright, he spends a lot of time proving someone else did something, thus in a sense he is more of a prosecutor and the prosecutor spends their time trying to defend the newly accused, total turn about!

I do not feel Wright is a good defence attorney but a pretty good prosecution one.
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Most of this is b/c in the PW it's guilty until proven innocent.
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Most of this is b/c in the PW it's guilty until proven innocent.


Yup.
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Apeman1813 wrote:
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Apeman1813 wrote:
I'll admit that the prosecution doesn't ever really give very good motives from time to time, but honestly their motives aren't the most important part to them.

I mean, look at it this way. They get to the scene and they find out that only one person could have done it according to the evidence as well as believing in the eye witnesses (who are normally shoddy of course). Almost every case starts out with the fact that the authorities think that there was only one possible person who could have pull it off so going based off that they just put whatever motive they want on them to tie things up nicely.

You see, unlike Phoenix the police go based on evidence and then set out to find the motive while Phoenix seems to go completely backwards by seeing who has a motive and the building a case against them in order to defend his client.

At least... that's how I see it :yuusaku:


I understand what you're saying. :D

But still, they either do care (Even though I doubt it... Maybe Klavier would...) or they just want to win and will do whatever they can to win (which is usually the case) if they always make you provide a motive for the true culprit but they only have to explain what they want to explain no matter what (Like in case 2-3, Franziska was supposed to explain something in the trial, but she never did.)

I don't really recall 2-3 too well. What was she suppose to explain? I feel senile :udgy:

I think don't they really care too much. I think they just want to hear it so they can shoot it out the water. Also, I always found more important for Phoenix to show the court a motive especially if he's going off little or no evidence compared to the prosecution's pile of evidence against the defendant. Of course, at the same time, by the time the culprit takes the stand most of all the prosecution's evidence and theories are shot down as useless. Ha, I give up... I dunno...


She was supposed to explain flying. And once again, I understand what you're saying. The only reason I remember 2-3 pretty well is because 2-3 for some reason is my favorite case. (I don't blame anyone who thinks that's odd) Heheh... :keiko:
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Actually, this is part of what amuses me about Wright, he spends a lot of time proving someone else did something, thus in a sense he is more of a prosecutor and the prosecutor spends their time trying to defend the newly accused, total turn about!

I do not feel Wright is a good defence attorney but a pretty good prosecution one.


Same conclusion my bro and I had during one of our discussions of PW (I know we have discussions... shush)
That is kinda what it turns out to be. The game is trying to implement the idea of helping wrongfully accused innocents and "believing in your client" (like "believing in the cards" :gun: ) but also whodunit.
The other thing is that most of the prosecutors we go up against have their pride on the line and care more about winning than truth (especially Franziska). For Edgeworth, he was like this for a little while but turned into making sure that Wright had the right (lol) person. For Godot, he wanted to beat Wright. So of course, his pride's on the line too.

In AJ, they seemed to try to give each defendant a motive. Notice I said try.
Spoiler: 4-3
For 4-3, Klavier obviously wouldn't want to accuse Daryan at first, but starts to once he understands

Spoiler: 4-4
And of course, he wouldn't want to accuse his brother at first, either.

So you see, for both of the above "No real motive" cases, according to Bad Player, Klavier also had a reason to force the defense to give a motive.

My point is that, it's mostly the prosecutor's own personal agendas/reasons for trying to force the defense to come up with motives.
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'Kay, I give up. :P

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On the other hand, did Phoenix ever bother demanding a motive? Why was he so lax in doing so?

Here are some possibilities. Spoilers abound.

Spoiler: 1-2
:think: A motive? The Prosecution has provided decisive witnesses and decisive evidence.

:edgeworth: Surely a psychoanalysis isn't called for as well!

:object: OBJECTION! This phone call proves that there was no bad blood between Maya and Mia Fey!

:think: Heh, heh, heh.

:think: It proves something else, as well...

:edgeworth: (Desk slam) It proves that there were papers hidden inside the Thinker! Papers that could have contained a secret disastrous to the defendant!

:nick-sweat: (He's... he's just making this up... how do I fight back against that?)

:think: After all, you were the one who found her on the scene, Wright. Was the Thinker there?

:nick-sweat: Yes...

:think: And were its contents there?

Image No, which proves that -

:think: Which proves that the killer disposed of them before you arrived!

:object: TAKE THAT! You've just proven my client's innocence. There's no way she could have done that!

:think: (tapping his forehead) It was a windy night. All she had to do was tear them to pieces, and throw them out the window.

:april: Yeah! I saw the hippie lady do that!

:ack: (That... that... EDGEWORTH.)

:ack: (He just coached the witness right in front of all of us, and I asked him to do it!)

:think: So, you see, Maya Fey must have considered those documents a problem. QED.

:edgeworth: Perhaps... it had to do with that case.

:nick: ... which case?

:edgeworth: We needn't dwell on it. The fact of the matter is, Maya Fey's mother was a fraud, and the victim almost certainly knew of this. Now, how do you think that Maya Fey, heir to her mother's position, would react to such a revelation?

(IT ALL WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE.)


Spoiler: 1-3
:think: Powers's motive, of course, is obvious.

:nick: (Obvious like Misty Fey's dark secret in the Thinker clock, I'd bet. What's he going to say this time?)

:edgeworth: Jack Hammer was a handsome and a vain man. Being relegated to 'mask' roles was an indignity to which he'd never fully adjusted.

:object: Wait! We're talking about Powers's motive, not Hammer's!

:think: (forehead tap of doom) The Defense is too impatient, as always.

:think: Powers is... an intimidating man. And, as such, he keeps his mask on at all public appearances.

:edgeworth: (desk slam) However, what if someone were to threaten to expose his face?

:ack: (I knew it! He's making things up again!)

:edgeworth: Don't look at me like that. It's a perfectly reasonable motive.

:edgeworth: And I seriously doubt that, at this time, the Defense can provide a better motive for anyone else.

:nick-sweat: (He's got me.)


Spoiler: 2-1, 3-1
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PAYNE. Of course Officer Byrde had a motive!

PAYNE. He was promoted ahead of her, and her entire affair with him was a trick! A ruse! A sham!

PAYNE. She just wanted to get him alone and off-guard!

:object: Officer Byrde would never do that! Look at her!

PAYNE. Hee, hee, hee...

PAYNE. She may look innocent...

PAYNE ... but we know all about women who look innocent. Don't we, "Feenie?"

:nick-sweat: (Is he coming on to me?)

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:beef: W-wait, how come I don't remember playing any of those scenes!? Especially the last one!! What the heck—!
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:beef: W-wait, how come I don't remember playing any of those scenes!? Especially the last one!! What the heck—!


Actually, I don't remember any of those scenes either... Mostly the last one... :eh?:
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Er, as I said, those were possibilities. For what could've happened if Phoenix had decided, like a foolish fool, to push on the motive problem.

My writing isn't that indistinguishable from the games, right? Because if I can be mistaken for the writers that easily, I'm playing way too much.
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What was Matt's motive? Was it just because Juan was going to reveal Matt WAS a psychopath, so he had to go?

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What was Matt's motive? Was it just because Juan was going to reveal Matt WAS a psychopath, so he had to go?


I think so. But the note WAS a fake, but he could've just showed up at the press conference in the Nickel Samurai costume, then if Juan was there, he could just take off his mask, and show everybody that Juan was posing as him.
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Steel_Python wrote:
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What was Matt's motive? Was it just because Juan was going to reveal Matt WAS a psychopath, so he had to go?


I think so. But the note WAS a fake, but he could've just showed up at the press conference in the Nickel Samurai costume, then if Juan was there, he could just take off his mask, and show everybody that Juan was posing as him.


Matt's entire career was built on his image as being cool and refreshing, though. If Juan read that note it wouldn't matter if they proved it to be a fake later: people would still have that doubt in the back of their mind, and would still see him in a different light. And since Celese's suicide was a matter of public record by then, if anyone bothered to look into it they would see Juan's facts matched up. Scandal city!
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Croik wrote:
Steel_Python wrote:
grim_tales wrote:
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What was Matt's motive? Was it just because Juan was going to reveal Matt WAS a psychopath, so he had to go?


I think so. But the note WAS a fake, but he could've just showed up at the press conference in the Nickel Samurai costume, then if Juan was there, he could just take off his mask, and show everybody that Juan was posing as him.


Matt's entire career was built on his image as being cool and refreshing, though. If Juan read that note it wouldn't matter if they proved it to be a fake later: people would still have that doubt in the back of their mind, and would still see him in a different light. And since Celese's suicide was a matter of public record by then, if anyone bothered to look into it they would see Juan's facts matched up. Scandal city!


Yeah, I guess that makes more sense.
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