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Heck Tate Opening Statement

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Opening Statement for Sheriff Heck Tate. Good morning, jury members. My name is Grace Moeller and today I am representing Maycomb County on account that Sheriff Heck Tate is guilty of failing to investigate the death of Bob Ewell further considering he found the results of the Tom Robison case inexact and is dissatisfied with the result. As the perfect time to seek equal punishment, he decided to slide Bob Ewell's death under the rug. With the evidence I proposed, I hope we can meet eye to eye and both agree that the defendant is guilty and today we hold him accountable for his actions and that one wrong does not equal a right. Members of the Jury, we will review the evidence held against Heck Tate, where it is shown that one wrong does not …show more content…

Atticus says, “But nobody’s hushing this up. I don't live that way.” (Lee 365). Heck Tate stated, “He’s dead all right,” said Mr. Tate “He's good and dead. He won't hurt these children again.” (Lee 358). Lastly, Heck Tates said, “For once, if you don't see it my way, there's not much you can do about it. If you want to try, I'll call you a liar to your face.” (Lee 369). Based on my evidence, it seems Sheriff Heck Tate is keen on trying to cover up Bob Ewell's death. He failed to prove and give evidence that Bob Ewell stabbed himself. He has also abused his power as a cop and even if there was evidence that Jem stabbed Bob, he would have lied anyway. He was seen defending the Tom Robinson case by saying that there is a black boy dead for no reason and that the death of Bob Ewell is justified because he caused Tom Robinson to perish. Members of the jury, the defense, may claim that the reason behind him quickly solving the case was because it was dark and hard to spot evidence leading him closer to the correct answer. However, Sheriff Heck Tate did find Scout's dress and parts of her ham costume; he could have taken the knife found in Bob Ewell and run it for

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