Steve Harmon Case Summary

In the case of the State of New York vs. Steve Harmon, the defendant is guilty, based on the evidence that he was involved in the murder of Alguinaldo Nesbitt.There is no doubt that Steve Harmon acted as a lookout for the robbery of the drugstore on 145th street in Harlem.
The first reason leading to believe that Steve harmon is guilty of the involvement in the murder of Alguinaldo Nesbitt is that during his testimony he clearly stated that he was not in the drugstore at the time of the robbery, but on page 128 of his journal he wrote “I thought about writing about what happened in the drugstore, but i’d rather not have it in my mind."(Myers 128).Steve had tried to deny that he was not in the store but yet his own writing tells that he was in fact in the drugstore on the day of the murder. Steve tries to deny where he was at the time of the murder, and he continually changes his story between his journal and the courtroom. He seemingly tries to convince himself of his own innocence, and has no faith that if he tells the truth he will be found innocent. …show more content…
(Myers 150-151). This flashback of Steve and King proves that if Steve were to be involved with the robbery and murder of Alguinaldo Nesbitt, his job was to go into the drugstore, check for any cops and then come out and give a signal saying if it was clear or not. And seeing as that King offered for Steve to get paid and Steve was looking for some money, all the evidence points to Steve’s decision to participate in this