Steve Harmon Is Inhumane

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I believe that sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon is not guilty of the homicide. The night of the convenience store robbery, Steve found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time which put him in the situation he is in now. The defendant Steve should be considered not guilty because there wasn’t enough evidence of any to accuse him of being at the crime when it happened. In the hearing, we all know the stories and testimonies that occurred that day and who was supposedly involved but they never mentioned Steve’s name at the scene. For example, on page 32, a witness named Jose Delagdo states, “I didn’t take inventory right away, I just noticed. You work in a store, you notice if something is missing.” Delagdo stating this shows that if Steve was

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