The defendant, David Eldrige, should be found guilty of Mr. Armes's death because no reasonable doubt exists, proving Eldrige is guilty. After all, he had a motive to kill Mr. Armes because he wouldn't give him a raise. Also, there was no sign of a break-in, meaning the offender had to have a key, and the only other person to possess a key was David Eldrige. First, there is no reasonable doubt that Mr. Eldrige cold-bloodedly killed Mr. Armes for not giving him a raise to help gather a sum of money Mr. Eldrige had to pay back before the bank repossessed his house. One of the strongest pieces of evidence from the case of Mr Armes’s death is that David had the motive to kill Mr Armes because he recently asked for a raise but never received it. …show more content…
The evidence shows how he killed Mr Armes. He stole Mr Armes’s famous Super Burger recipe so he could sell it for the money he had to pay to the bank, and at the crime scene, they found David’s footprints all over. Next, there was no sign of any break-in at the restaurant where Mr. Armes was pronounced deceased. Which in return, means that the only way the murderer was able to get in was by key, and the only other person who possessed a key was Mr. Eldrige, while also knowing the safe code. As said, Mr. Eldrige was the only one who had an extra key to the restaurant and the only person to know the safe code other than Mr. Armes. While the crime occurred, the cash register was also robbed; looking at the safe, the recipe was also missing for the Super Burger. This shows that Mr. Eldrige walked into the restaurant and murdered Mr. Armes. Since this can prove that David could walk in and commit his crime of murdering Mr. Armes, he should be charged with