First Degree Murder Persuasive Speech

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Good morning gentlemen, thank you for your attention in this matter. The man sitting here today has been accused of a terrible crime that he did not commit. He has been accused of first-degree murder which is the most serious type of murder charged in the court. If the jury believes that the accused is guilty then he will have the death sentence.
The night of the murder one witness, the lady across the el tracks, claims she saw the defendant stab his father in the chest. On the night of the murder she said that she wasn’t able to sleep and that she had tossed and turned all night. Then she casually rolled over, looked out the window, and happened to see the accused stab his father in chest, but the witness was not wearing her glasses when she saw the murder. I can tell that she wears glasses because of the deep marks on the sides of her nose. So, it could have been someone else that the witness saw murder the father. Another witness, the elderly man who lives downstairs from the defendant, stated that he heard the boy yell "I'm going to kill you" to his father, heard the body fall and hit the floor, and in 15 seconds saw my client running out the house. It is possible that the old man could have heard wrong …show more content…

The junk shop owner testified that there was only one knife in stock and my client had bought it which means there is more than one knife because I has the same exact knife. Also, there is reasonable doubt that the defendant did not commit the murder because there weren't any fingerprints left.
Again, the defendant is innocent of committing the crime of the murder of his father. Thank you for taking the time to be here today. You are very important to the court process because you help protect our rights and liberties. I ask you to make your decision carefully because the life of the defendant rest in your

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