James King is one of two people being tried for the murder of Alguinaldo Nesbitt, as well as the robbery of his drugstore. He is guilty of felony murder, and there is much evidence to support this verdict. Bobo Evans, another perpetrator of this crime, “places Mr. King in the drugstore with him on the 22nd of December. This testimony was backed up by Lorelle Henry” (Myers 256-257). This is significant because Henry is a reliable witness, and she is an elderly, retired librarian with no criminal activity.
In English we are reading a book about a court case called “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is about a boy fighting for his freedom in court. That boys name is Steve Harmon. Today my job is to convince you that not only is Steve Harmon is not guilty, but he is , completely innocent. My job is to convince you that everything said against him is well within the area of reasonable doubt.
Steven had many ways he could have covered up the crime. The car could have been wrecked he owned a salvage why didn't he crush the car? He could have buried the bones after burning them, buried the key far away and disposed or buried the bullets far away. Everything was found in plain sight just like the detectives would have wanted it to be, it was placed. The evidence was planted by multiple people.
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time that Steven has been accused of a crime he never committed, by the Manitowoc County Police. He was put in prison for 18 long, agonizing years for absolutely nothing. Their police department is clearly capable
Steve Harmon is not guilty. There are many reason to support as to why that statement is true. The crime that took place on the 22 of December was a crime that Steve Harmon was not involved in. As a member of the jury, the law states that one has to acknowledge that Steve Harmon is innocent until proven guilty. One of the prosecution witnesses, Lorelle Henry, provides evidence that supports Steve’s innocence.
James King said he did not kill Mr. Nesbitt, so who killed Mr. Nesbitt? Steve’s fate is on the line. Many say that he did not kill Mr. Nesbitt, but who ever said that is absolutely erroneous. To start, Steve said that he was not in the drugstore on December 22nd but then in his journal he said that he walked in the drugstore and looked for some mints which makes me think that maybe Steve was trying to protect himself by saying that he was not in there at the time even if he did not shoot the man but if he told them that he was in there to grab some mints then they would see him as a bigger suspect, “ What did I do? I
The book ended ambiguously and left the reader to question whether or not Steve was truly innocent. Because of the numerous questionable scenes/parts in the novel, I believe that Steve Harmon is guilty of being a participant in the crime that led to death of Mr. Nesbitt. Would a man who was innocent continuously change his story? Steve’s statements regarding his whereabouts and what he was doing on the day of the murder is inconsistent. Steve stated that he just went inside
He is facing twenty-five years or more in prison, and through his journal entries, he displays his fear of living there his entire young adulthood. Steve is not the only one being tried for this murder. Authorities claim that he was the lookout man, and his friend Bobo Evans is the one that actually committed the murder. He and Bobo are considered monsters by the prosecutor, and she tries her very best to put every possible witness on the stand to testify against them. However, she does not always choose witnesses with the best character or background to reveal the events that happened the day of the crime.
A Texas Ranger working with Sells said he could confidently connect Sells with fifteen murders and crimes spanned across years of time(SC12). Tommy Lynn Sells had confessed while under trial for the murder of Katlyn Harris that he had committed many crimes throughout his life and that they stretched from coast to coast of the United States which later gave him the nickname, The Coast to Coast Serial Killer. While Tommy had committed many crimes only few had gone on record. Technology was not as advanced back in his time which allowed him to get away with so many crimes. When a crime scene witness went to testify on a case that did not have a definite killer, a man giving Tommys’ description would always be seen near the act but a time too many,
Perceptions from others can be cruel. Criminals are often thought of negatively by themselves and are also disrespected by others in society. The novel Monster presents the impressions people have about Steve Harmon, an accused criminal on trial for robbery and murder. Furthermore, the text explains Steve’s views of himself during and after time in prison from first person point-of-view. The novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers highlights the various perceptions that exist about an accused criminal.
In this book there are already a lot of people we come across who could potentially be suspects. Samuel Kent, the father, was disliked by his neighbors and he thinks they might have killed Saville because he put up no trespassing signs where people used to fish. Though this could just be an excuse for him killing his own child. Elizabeth Gough, the nursemaid, was previously taken into custody because she was a prime suspect for the murder. Gough was quickly set free because she was very distressed
Steve Freeling had sat against the wall asleep when he heard Nathan. Steve looked around him and saw Eric with his fake smile and felt his flesh crawl, though it was easier to hide now. "You lying fuck. You might have this saint act down with everyone else, but you 're not fooling me." he muttered under his breath completely inaudibly while getting up to put his SIG-Sauer P226 into its holster and grab his (stolen) Ithaca 37.
Steve’s mother’s insight into the crime makes Steve feels as if he is innocent. Ordinarily, he is relying on others’ to see where he stands in the crime and if he is innocent or not. In this case, he is
“Don 't be afraid of losing people. Be afraid of losing yourself by trying to please everyone around you. "~ Lewis Howes. In the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers, we are introduced to Steve Harmon, a sixteen-year-old dark-skinned boy who is the narrator of the book.
All characters are accused and redeemed of guilt but the murderer is still elusive. Much to the shock of the readers of detective fiction of that time, it turns out that the murderer is the Watson figure, and the narrator, the one person on whose first-person account the reader 's’ entire access to all events depends -- Dr. Sheppard. In a novel that reiterates the significance of confession to unearth the truth, Christie throws the veracity of all confessions contained therein in danger by depicting how easily the readers can be taken in by
