Closing Statements Intro Your Honor today the prosecution did in fact prove that the defendant Robin Banks is guilty of arson and murder. The defense witnesses that spoke today wasted our time starting with Collins Mr. Collins who attempts to give some background on Robin Banks character when they have on been friends for a few days or so they say in their statements. But on the night of the fire Banks told Chief Gray that she was not even an acquaintance of Collins. Collins and Banks whereabouts are unknown on the night of the fire and when they were picked up by the honorable Chief Gray, Collins refused to be arrested Chief Gray even reported that both Collins and Banks had the foul stench of accelerant when they were all together in the …show more content…
Buy didn’t “keep it like it is” then she would burn like a pyre. This sounds like a crazed woman, who was pushed over the line just because one of her murals was being removed. She is a professional artist so she has access to exact paint thinner that could have started the fire. Robin Banks has motive and hatred towards the Glutco company and she stopped at nothing to get revenge on them. Ending In the end your honor we all want justice for the death of a young woman whose life ended too early. The prosecution’s witness Chief Barbara Gray who is a true expert witness with over 10 years of experience in arson investigating. Chief Gray has testified not only for the prosecution but also the defense over 73 trials as an arson investigator. Chief Gray took all the necessary steps to help solve this case when she refused to speculate, sent all the samples to the AZ Department of Public Safety that confirmed that this fire was set intentionally. Chief Gray was even seeking persistent that Robin Banks seek medical attention for some burns on her skin while she was being questioned at the hospital, even though she refused treatment and became agitated and demanded a lawyer, and yet she wasn’t under arrest. Larry
The prosecution was trying to make is look like Jodi was the victim of an abusive relationship. The defence was trying to make it look like Jodi was a person who killed Travis out of jealousy and rage. The jury was very confused on what and who to believe when it can to the evidence that had been show. The evidence crime scene investigators gathered was substantial.
I call to the stand my final witness Mr. Michael Galico who will be able to testify about details of the crime scene to better help you understand the facts of the matter. Mr. Michael Galico works in the forensics lab of the Staten Island Police Department. Mr. Galico was able to recover the bullet used in the homicide, determine the direction the bullet was traveling from, he found
On December 23 1991, a fire destroyed the family home of Cameron Todd Willingham Corsicana, Texas. It was an early morning and Todd was taking care of his three daughters Amber, Karmen and Kameron Willingham while his wife was out shopping for Christmas gifts. Willingham woke up to his whole house in a blaze of flames and smoke hearing his daughter call out “Daddy! Daddy!” Willingham dropped on his hands and knees to try and find his daughters in the blaze of fire; he did not succeed and proceeded to get out of the house.
Furthermore, as a recent case development, it appears that co-defendant Chelsea Canterbury is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on November 30, and will testify against Defendants Mr. Williams and Mr. Davis. Just as with the other alleged co-conspirators or victims who are expected to testify at trial, Ms. Canterbury's credibility will be a key issue at trial. Therefore, to provide effective representation, counsel for the remaining defendants must now thoroughly investigate Ms. Canterbury before trial.
They convicted him based on information that they had that wasn’t reliable and accurate. On the windows there was cracking that resembled a web and many of the arson detectives believed it was due to there being accelerant used
A Burning World Tod Willingham was convicted of arson Dec 23rd 1991 in Corsicana, Texas. There were many signs that he could have done it, but there were more signs that prove his innocence. Arson wasn’t the only thing he was convicted for, he was convicted for the murder of his 3 daughters as well. In this essay, the evidence will show that Tod Willingham was innocent and didn’t deserve the death penalty or even prison.
I t has been 145 years since one of today’s biggest cities was burned to the ground. One normal day in the city of Chicago, a fire started in the O’ Leary’s barn on October 8th, 1871. There was dry weather and most of the city was made from wood. With the wood, and the dry, windy weather, the city was very flammable. Once the fire started, it spread to the whole city.
Lizzie Borden is Guilty Many cases were named “Trials of the 19th Century”. Lizzie Borden’s trial was one of them. Lizzie was put on trial for the murder of her father and step mother.
“Your Honor, if I may have the floor.” The magistrate nodded and gestured for him to continue. “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, on this day, September 24th, 2075, I represent Miss Dafnia Maeson in this case. On November 28th, 2052, the defendant, Aza Malakye, stood by and watched as this woman’s father, Charley Maeson, was brutally murdered by a masked man with a gun. He was the only witness in this crime, and while the
Christopher Simmons was a seventeen year old juvenile from Missouri whom in 1993 along with two of his friends, Charles Benjamin and John Tessmer, planned to rob and murder Shirley Crook in her home (Roper v. Simmons, 2004). On the night the crime was to be committed, Tessmer pulled out of the plan, and Simmons and Benjamin would continue on as planned. The two broke into the Ms. Crook’s home, robbed her, tied her up, covered up her eyes, then drove her to a state park and threw her off a bridge. During the trial, evidence, videotaped reenactment and testimony outlining the premeditated plan, allowed for the jury to easily convict Simmons of the crime. Even though Simmons had no previous criminal record and was a minor at the time the crime was committed,
Although there was limited concrete evidence to convict her guilty beyond reasonable doubt, it is safe to assume she committed the murder. Margaret Hossack should be convicted guilty of the murder of her husband, due to the holes in her defense case, the history of the couple’s unsteady relationship, and a financial induced motive (Bovsun). The defense by Mrs. Hossack was questioned repeatedly by the prosecutors, and rightfully so. There were too many holes in her defense claim and story.
If I was in Taylor’s position I would defiantly report the real story. I would report that officer Ansley used excessive force on the individual. The individual was put in the hospital with multiple fractures to his skull, by the hands of a “Supposedly” well trained officer. What if it was my child, mother, or someone I personally knew. I would have told Lt.
The 9 boys convicted of the rape of Victoria Price and Ruby Bates were guilty. These boys were guilty because Victoria Price identified that 6 of the 9 boys were the boys who raped her. When Clarence Norris who was one of the boys convicted called the women liars a guard proceeded to beat him with a bayonet. He did not have a chance to
Could the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory have been prevented? I am not going to answer that question just yet. Without assessing all of the information to prevent the making of unfounded accusations. First things first you may be asking yourself what a Triangle Shirtwaist is. A triangle shirtwaist is a type of blouse that many women wore in the early 1900's.
This evidence should better my stand of him being not guilty because of the fact of witnesses saying that she was cleaning the house when he was leaving. The evidence also proved that he was not at the scene at the time of the murder. A witness has a description, of a man that she last seen, was homeless and looked scruffy and appeared to be in a van. This piece of evidence should help you understand the reason why I’m reversing the verdict. The people that are saying he’s guilty, will try and counter my point.