Marin Sinzer Argumentative Essay

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Marin Sinzer should be charged as an adult instead of a minor, even though he was a minor when he committed the crime. Sinzer is now thirty-eight years old and is an adult. There are no statues of limitations in the state of Missouri for murder. Sinzer should be charged as an adult because he withheld information from the police, he knew what he did was wrong, and if he was charged as a minor he would be put with juveniles in juvenile detention and juveniles and adults are not allowed to be housed together.

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