I find the defendant guilty as charged of murder. While there may have been a case of self-defense, a lengthy prison sentence rather than the death penalty is more appropriate given the defendant's abusive father and history of violence. Various aspects of the defendant's alibi are weak, such as not remembering the movie he saw, while a witness places him at the murder scene between midnight and 1am, making his alibi too convenient. Physical evidence also points to the defendant, as the victim died from a downward stab wound and the defendant was known to be skilled with knives and had a switchblade.
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Anastasia Chiarini - ? Q3U6W3_ Murder in the Big City
I find the defendant guilty as charged of murder. While there may have been a case of self-defense, a lengthy prison sentence rather than the death penalty is more appropriate given the defendant's abusive father and history of violence. Various aspects of the defendant's alibi are weak, such as not remembering the movie he saw, while a witness places him at the murder scene between midnight and 1am, making his alibi too convenient. Physical evidence also points to the defendant, as the victim died from a downward stab wound and the defendant was known to be skilled with knives and had a switchblade.
I find the defendant guilty as charged of murder. While there may have been a case of self-defense, a lengthy prison sentence rather than the death penalty is more appropriate given the defendant's abusive father and history of violence. Various aspects of the defendant's alibi are weak, such as not remembering the movie he saw, while a witness places him at the murder scene between midnight and 1am, making his alibi too convenient. Physical evidence also points to the defendant, as the victim died from a downward stab wound and the defendant was known to be skilled with knives and had a switchblade.
defense I believe that he shouldn’t face the death penalty but rather a lengthy prison sentence. Considering his father’s abusive behavior there was mostly likely a preexisting motive and all he needed was one final push. His file denotes him as someone with ,” abusive history,” and the first witness account describes him hitting his son. These actions have clearly reflected on the son's previous and current behaviors: being involved in petty theft, battery, auto theft, and an armed robbery. Regardless of his background he is still responsible for his actions. When analyzing the defendants claim there are various weak points such as his timing and alleged alibi. He can’t even remember the name of the movie he went to see in the duration of the time the murder falls us. Witness three is the strongest rebuttal towards his claim about the unknown movie from 11:30 pm to 3:00 am since she claimed to have seen him commit the act somewhere between 12:00-1:00 am. Its too convenient for him to have gone out again during the the time the murder was commited. In addition, the victims cause of death was a stab wound inflicted downward and the son, mentioned in his file as someone good at handling knives, was currently in possession of a switchblade. Therefore the evidence complies in the victims favor.