Personal Narrative: Guilty Of First Degree Murder

Steve was found innocent because he wasn’t recognized by any of the witnesses, his teacher defended him on the stand and Bobo Evans (who was involved in the crime) couldn’t confirm where Steve was when Mr. Nesbitt got shot. In the end this case can be used as an example of how innocent people can be blamed for a crime they didn’t even commit or have a part in. In today’s world, anybody can be accused of a crime and can be taken to jail without any further investigation or evidence to help or hurt their case. In Steve’s case however, all the evidence and testimonies proved his case of being

This is case, at times, appears as proving Steve as innocent, but other times is seems that Steve is guilty. For example, Bobo Evans had said “I’ve been knowing King my whole life. Just met the other guy the night before the robber went down”. This is making Steve seem guilty by including him in the crime. If Bobo had just said that he had known King his whole life and had not mentioned Steve at all it would have made Steve look like he had not participated in the robbery. The quote “Me and King planned a get over and we done it” portrays Steve as innocent because it does not mention him help plan the crime. Unfortunately for Steve the testimony from Bobo had hurt him more than it had helped. Another quote that had hurt Steve’s case was “He was supposed to tell us if anybody was in the drugstore. He didn’t say anything so we figured it was all right”. This had flat-out said that Steve had been a part of the robbery and had done his part. Bobo had also continued on to say that they had seen Steve leave the store, as planned, before they had entered the drugstore. Therefore, because of the evidence, Steve’s case is evidence that not everything is as it

First, Steve Harmon is not guilty of felony murder because he was scouting locations for school film project. Mr. Sawicki, Steve's film club teacher states, “It is my belief that to make an honest film, one has to be an honest person. I would say that. And I do believe in Steve's honesty." he says this after Steve says, "I don't know exactly where I was when the robbery took place. Most of the day I was going around taking mental notes about places I want to film for a school film project. The evidence shows that on the day of the robbery, Steve was believed to be scouting places for a film assignment. Mr. Sawicki, his film teacher believes Steve is honest. As a result of the evidence Steve Harmon is not guilty because he was scouting locations for a school film project while the crime was taking place. Steve Harmon is not guilty of felony murder

One reason I believe that Steve is guilty is because of his journal. In Steve’s journal he says, “Anybody can walk into a drugstore and look around.”(115) This proves that Steve was helping to be a lookout in the crime, which means he was an accomplice, and that he was in the drugstore when the crime happened. “It was me, I thought as I tried not to throw up, that had wanted to be tough like them.” Steve also writes in his journal (130). Steve is writing that he wanted to be tough like King and his friends. This proves that he wants to be like King, which might have influenced him to help with the crime. Steve also writes in his journal, “I knew she felt that I didn’t do anything wrong. It was me who wasn’t sure.” (148). Steve wrote this after talking with his mother. Steve is doubting his own innocence, if he is doubting his innocence, then is he really innocent?

In the world today people make bad choices that affect the rest of their lives. In this book monster, Steve Harmon is on trial for being a lookout for Mr. Nesbit murder. Steve was the lookout for the robbery but he was not responsible for the murder. Steve tells us is perspective while he is in prison waiting for his trial to be over.

Imagine being on trial for a crime you did not commit. In the book Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon, a nice sixteen-year-old boy living in Harlem, New York was in a situation just like this. Steve was on trial after being accused of being a lookout during a robbery and murder at a neighborhood drugstore. Steve is innocent because he never gave a signal to the robbers that the store wasn’t clear of people and he did not know Bobo, one of the other suspected robbers. Steve was just in the store shopping for mints at the time of the crime.

How would you feel to be put on trial for a crime you did not commit? In the book, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, this is the case for a sixteen-year-old Harlem boy named Steve Harmon. Steve is on trial for felony murder because he has been accused of being involved in being the lookout for a robbery that took place on December 22nd in an uptown convenience store that resulted in the shooting of Alguinaldo Nesbitt, the convenience store clerk. Steve Harmon is innocent for the reasoning’s of he does not know who Richard Evans is, the convenience store was not empty, and there was no signal.

In America there are millions African american males who are accused of serious crimes. In the book Monster there are some young men accused of these actions. Steve Harmon is one of these young men on trial for robbery and murder. Steve was not in the robbery and did not participate in Mr. Nesbitt death because Bobo stated he never talked to steve harmon about robbing the drug store , steve claimed he wasn’t there , and James King was the one who pulled the trigger. First of all Steve was not the lookout in the robbery because bobo said he never talked to steve.

In conclusion, because of Bobo’s testimony, Henry’s testimony, and also Osvaldo's testimony Steve is proven to be guilty of assisting the robbery. This is further proven by the fact that he was caught lying in the court, which makes him appear to be very untrustworthy. All of these reasons make Steve guilty, regardless of what the jury

In the end, Steve is found Not Guilty and is allowed to resume his life outside of prison. The jury was correct in finding Steve Not Guilty of felony murder. However, Steve was still involved in the robbery and was there by choice. The jury failed to realize that even though he didn’t kill Nesbitt, he was still involved and did assist in the robbery. Even though this was proven to be true, Steve was still released. He has successfully gotten away with his crime and that should not have happened. He didn’t kill Nesbitt but that does not mean he’s free from any wrongdoing.

People who have read the novel, Monster are supposed to believe that Steve is innocent, but throughout the whole novel, Steve drops subtle hints that he might not be as innocent as he wants us to believe. Steve Harmon is a 16-year old teenager that loves movies and screenplays and wants to make a movie out of his current situation, being on trial for murder.

“Yeah,all we need is a lookout. You know to check the place out make sure ain’t no badges copping some z’s in the back. You down for it?”(Myers,150) This, while not in the trial was in the book proving that Steve at least knew about the robbery. Steve was tried specifically for felony murder not necessarily for participating in the crime, which by the Justia.com account felony murder means the one in question has to be proven inherently dangerous. While Steve wasn’t proven inherently dangerous, this doesn’t mean he wasn’t involved in the crime in question.

James King is guilty and should suffer for his actions. “Mr. King’s attorney wants to distance Mr. King from the murder by attacking the character of the State’s witnesses. But the fact of the matter is that Mr. Evans is an associate of Mr. King” ( ). Mr. King is a long time friend of Bobo Evans who accuses him of shooting the gun, even if he did not he is part of the crime. Lorelle Henry a witness identified Mr. King as one of the two men she witnessed in the store. “We have three witnesses to the fact that James King was in the store on the 22nd of December: Mr. Evans, Mr. Cruz, and Ms. Henry” ( ).

When looking at First-degree murder in the State of Tennessee, the first expectation for evaluation for the criminal offense is there must be evidence of premeditation or the foresight that the act will take the life of another person (TCA 39-12-202). There can also be perpetration to commit the murder with the combination of another violent criminal act taking place before the murder such as rape, kidnapping, and other violent crimes (TCA 39-12-202). Another element of first-degree murder in Tennessee is the use of devices that are known to be deadly when used that when deployed in a criminal act will knowingly take the life of a person (TCA 39-12-202). There must also be sound intent in the rational understanding that the illegal actions used to take the life of another person; meaning that the individual must have the full knowledge of their actions before, during, and after the event (TCA 39-12-202).

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