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Was David Eldridge Guilty Or Guilty

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Madyson Sparkman 502 S. 5th St. Eldridge, IA 52748. May 9, 2024 Scott County Courthouse 400 W. 4th St. Davenport, IA 52801. Dear Jury Members: In 2020, around 54.4% of murder cases got cleared, this means that around 9,836 people got away with murder (“Getting Away With Murder”). If we let David Eldridge go with no consequence, there would be a murderer running around town on the loose. Who could he kill next, he needs to be put to jail for the murder of Mr. Armes? David Eldridge should be found guilty of the death of Mr. Armes for many reasons. Although the defense claims he is not guilty, they can be proven wrong because this evidence shows that he is undoubtedly guilty. First, he had a motive to kill Mr. Armes, his fingerprints were found …show more content…

Armes and Eldridge were fighting because Eldridge was struggling with money, but Mr. Armes denied him a raise. This could have created a motive for him, many people have claimed about this incident. Sandy Smith claims that Eldridge was upset because he knew the business did well and didn’t understand why he couldn’t get a raise. Patrick Lewis claims that Eldridge said “Mr.Armes is a greedy pig”. He's gonna wish he’d given me a raise!” Eldridge made a strong statement that can be used against him in many different ways. A fight can make people have more adrenaline, which can make them do things they may normally not do. For example, killing Mr. …show more content…

Armes with a spatula, I know this because his handprint was left on the spatula. When the police started their investigation, they came across a spatula that was covered in blood, they looked at the body and it seemed to be cut with the spatula. The coroner says that he bled to death from being cut by the spatula. The police took the spatula and looked more into it, they found Eldridge's fingerprints on the handle. Since his fingerprints were left on the spatula it proves that he killed the victim, also, his footprints were found near the body which means he got close enough to cause the

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