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A Few Good Men: Court Case Of Lance Corp.

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The film, ‘A Few Good Men’, is about a court case surrounding the accused, Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey who killed Pfc. Santiago. After all the evidence is shown we must decide, are Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey guilty or innocent? Here is my opinion. Firstly, Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey are not guilty of murder. Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey’s actions resulted in the death of Pfc. Santiago, even if accidental. Even though it was Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey’s action that killed Pfc. Santiago, they had good intentions. The definition of murder is “Murder occurs when one human being unlawfully kills another human being.” So if the killing was protected by the law, it would be considered Homicide, but because it wasn’t …show more content…

Kendrick’s orders, they are to blame and not Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey, thus it is manslaughter. Secondly, Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey are not guilty for conspiracy to commit murder. Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey were not the people who planned the assault of Pfc. Santiago; it was Lt. Kendrick and Colonel Jessop who planned the attack of Pfc. Santiago. Thus the charge should be applied to Colonel Jessop and Lt. Kendrick. But the original intended act was for Pfc. Santiago to be injured, but not for him to die, so it would be Conspiracy to Commit Assault. Lastly, Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey are not guilty of Conduct Unbecoming a United States Marine. Lance Corp. Dawson and Pfc. Downey followed orders from a higher ranking officer, which is a must in the marines. Lance Corp. Dawson was threatened to follow orders a little before the incident of Pfc. Santiago’s death, were Lance Corp. Dawson fed a starving Pfc. Santiago, contrary to what Lt. Kendrick’s order’s said. As a result, Lance Corp. Dawson received a poor grade for that week. Due to obedience, Lance Corp. Dawson and

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