David Eldridge Quilty Case

David Eldridge should be found guilty of the murder of Mr. Arms. Although the defendant claims David is not guilty, a reasonable doubt exists. Reasonable doubt exists from the fact that investigators found Mr. Eldridge's footprints near the crime scene, David Eldridge was also in desperate need of money but the business was failing, and two significant pieces of evidence against the defendant are that it has not been proven if Mr. Arms and David Eldridge were close friends or if they were secretly enemies, as well as why David Eldridge had benefits towards the restaurant.

The strongest piece of evidence is that David Eldridge had footprints on the crime scene, however, he had quit that day. Since David quit that day, it is intriguing that

Eldridge desperately needed money because his house was being taken away from him. Therefore he had asked Mr. Arms for a raise, but never ended up getting one, leading him to quit. David’s house had been in his family for generations but Mr. Arms wouldn’t give him a raise because the business was failing, therefore Mr. Eldridge became angry that he couldn’t save his house. However, when the investigation came around Mr. Arms, the safe was open with nothing in it. This leads to the belief that Mr. Eldridge had stolen Mr. Armr's money and Super Burger recipe after killing him. In addition, Mr. Eldridge was in desperate need of money to save his house, right? Well, he may have stolen the Super Burger recipe to sell it and gain money to save his house. Evidence has shown that Mr. Eldridge is in desperate need of

Arms seem to be close friends due to the benefits David Eldridge has to the restaurant. They explained to the jurors that Mr. Eldridge was the only one with the key to the restaurant and the code to the safe, other than Mr. Arms. This leads the jurors to believe they were friends and wouldn’t go against each other. But it hasn’t been proven whether they were close friends or not. For example, other than Mr. Arms, David Eldridge had a key to the restaurant and knew the code to the safe, but nobody else did. However, nobody knows how he got the key to the restaurant or how he got the code to the safe. Mr. Arms could have told the code and given Mr. Eldridge the key, but that has not been proven. Therefore, David Eldridge could have stolen the key and found the code. Furthermore, David Eldridge could have been faking the “I can trust you” act and could have been thinking about revenge because he didn’t earn a raise. To sum this up, the evidence shown against the defendant proves David Eldridge and Mr. Arms friendship hasn’t been proven. For the following evidence presented, please consider that there is reasonable doubt in the case of David Edridge. Mr. Eldridge’s footprints were on the floor near the crime scene, though he had quit that morning, he was the only one to have the key to the restaurant and the code to the safe other than Mr. Armrs, and two important pieces of evidence are that it hasn’t been proven if Mr.