Closing Argument
Peoples of the court, opposing counsel, your honor we are in court today because of the criminal negligence of the defendant, Gene Forrester which led to the involuntary manslaughter of the victim Phineas or Finny known by friends. Today the Prosecution has shown without a reasonable doubt that Gene Forrester is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter refers to the unintentional killing that results from recklessness or criminal negligence. Criminal negligence occurs when the defendant should have been aware of the risk at hand and in Gene’s case the risk was evident. Gene stated that “ It was impossible to walk out on it far enough to be well over the river. I would have to spring far out or risk …show more content…
We have established that Gene had this resentment towards Phineas, Everything bonding Finny tried to achieve with him in Gene's eyes was merely looked at as a hostile act towards him. Phineas adored Gene, he could have never predicted what was going to happen. Gene had Jounced the limb that both him and Phineas were on. Gene had gripped the trunk of the tree, as he was nervous and had voluntarily shaken the limb causing the fall of Phineas into the shallows of the river. Now let me remind you this was just the beginning, Phineas had survived thankfully, Gene had also confessed to Phineas stating “I jounced the limb. I caused it.” One more sentence. “I deliberately jounced the limb so you would fall off”( Knowles, 70). Later in the year Finny and Gene were taken to the Assembly Hall one night after hours for Brinker's "investigation" of the whole accident. Finny wants no part of it, but he got interested. He can't seem to remember where Gene was when he fell. Now after the eyewitness testimony given by Elwin Lepellier at this meeting, Phineas runs out because the emotional distress off finding out his best friend stabbed him in the back. Phineas re-broke his bone and died in surgery with a
Peoples of the court, opposing counsel, your honor we are in court today because of the criminal negligence of the defendant, Gene Forrester which led to the involuntary manslaughter of the victim Phineas or Finny known by friends. Today the Prosecution has shown without a reasonable doubt that Gene Forrester is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter refers to the unintentional killing that results from recklessness or criminal negligence. Criminal negligence occurs when the defendant should have been aware of the risk at hand and in Gene’s case the risk was evident. Gene stated that “ It was impossible to walk out on it far enough to be well over the river. I would have to spring far out or risk …show more content…
We have established that Gene had this resentment towards Phineas, Everything bonding Finny tried to achieve with him in Gene's eyes was merely looked at as a hostile act towards him. Phineas adored Gene, he could have never predicted what was going to happen. Gene had Jounced the limb that both him and Phineas were on. Gene had gripped the trunk of the tree, as he was nervous and had voluntarily shaken the limb causing the fall of Phineas into the shallows of the river. Now let me remind you this was just the beginning, Phineas had survived thankfully, Gene had also confessed to Phineas stating “I jounced the limb. I caused it.” One more sentence. “I deliberately jounced the limb so you would fall off”( Knowles, 70). Later in the year Finny and Gene were taken to the Assembly Hall one night after hours for Brinker's "investigation" of the whole accident. Finny wants no part of it, but he got interested. He can't seem to remember where Gene was when he fell. Now after the eyewitness testimony given by Elwin Lepellier at this meeting, Phineas runs out because the emotional distress off finding out his best friend stabbed him in the back. Phineas re-broke his bone and died in surgery with a