As a criminal defense attorney, I firmly believe that there are certain instances where it is wise to allow others to speak on your behalf: “The lawyer, like the artist, has certain materials to work with, the evidence. By properly assembling the evidence, by arranging it in the most effective order, by appropriate emphasis, the skillful lawyer can paint a meaningful picture in words, which is capable of evoking the desired response, by arousing feelings in a jury that cause them to accept the arguments addressed to their reason” (Martin 2). It is my great privilege to represent Minnie Wright as her defense counsel, on the charge of murder in the first-degree. All those who are accused of committing crimes are presumed to be innocent until …show more content…
So far, the prosecution’s only potential motive is that Mrs. Wright was fed up with her marriage and lashed out against her husband, which of course is a preposterous assumption, considering that there are no corroborating testimonies suggesting that Mrs. Wright was unhappy in her relationship, let alone any testimonies suggesting she was even capable of committing such a heinous act. Nevertheless, I ask that you yield to these facts and let them weigh on you in their entirety, before succumbing to the prosecution’s tactics of circumstance.
All elements of the first-degree murder charge cannot be proven in this trial; therefore, the defendant must be acquitted of all wrongdoing. Model Penal Code section 1.12 states that: “No person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of such offense is proven beyond a reasonable doubt” (Robinson 204). Without any evidence of premeditation, or an eye witness to the actual murder, or most importantly, the lack of a confession from the defendant herself, should solidify my client’s innocence, and furthermore, should excuse her of all culpability beyond a reasonable