Mr Eldridge should be found guilty of the crime of the murder of Mr Arms because there are zero doubts that Mr Eldridge is guilty. Although the Defense claims that he is innocent, Mr. Eldridge stated that he went into the morning of the murder and begged for a raise.When denied he quit, Sandy Smith stated that he was in desperate need of money at the time of the murder.Also, Mr. Eldridge didn’t know the code to the safe where the recipe was located, making him have to break into it to be able to retrieve it. His fingerprints and footprints were found at the crime scene. So David Eldridge killed Mr. Arms because he wanted the burger recipe to make money. David Eldridge stated that on the morning of the murder David Eldridge went into the restaurant that he …show more content…
David knew that the recipe was very secretive and sacred because the recipe was put into a safe that only Barbra Wheeler and Mr. Arms knew. Also, the Coroner found many fingerprints on the spatula and his footprints were in the grease on the floor. So he killed Mr. Arms with the spatula, then broke into the safe and stole the recipe so he would be able to get more money. Mr Eldridge stated that he begged Mr Arms for a raise which he denied which he said made him upset enough to quit. Sandy Smith stated that Mr. Eldridge was in desperate need of money at the time this event took place. Creating the reason why he was so upset about not getting the raise. He also knew that the recipe was sacred, very important to the company, and was worth a lot of money. Because the recipe was locked in a safe that only Barbra Wheeler and Mr. Arms knew. And they had zero reason to tell David the combination to the safe. Giving the reason why he had to break into it just to get the recipe. The Corner stated that there were several fingerprints on the weapon that killed Mr Arms and that David Eldridge’s footprints were in the grease on the