James King Nesbitt Case Study

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For the information gathered in the case, James King is guilty for robbery and the murder of Alguinaldo Nesbitt, beyond reasonable doubt. King was placed in the store while the robbery was happening by 58 year old librarian Lerell Lorelle Henry. She states that while in the drug store to buy cold medicine for her granddaughter she her two men arguing, and that when Mr. Nesbitt came over, one asked where the money was at, “The gentleman sitting at that table was one of the men arguing. (She points to King).” (Myers, 164). Henry stated having to work up the courage to testify against a black man, therefore showing that she is not going to feel comfortable with lying about what she saw and heard. Also one of the witnesses brought in by the

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