Martin V. Simon Case

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this case is about the defendant, Dana Martin who is strict liability for drug induced death or the possession of controlled dangerous substances or the possession of controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute. On the night of June 25th, witness Robin Simon found his son unconscious on his sofa non- responsive, in Robin’s mind he was probably sleeping. But, the touch of his cold skin alerted Robin, begging for him to wake. Later that night, Robin’s son, Zachary Simon was declared dead at Metro Hospital from overdosing on fentanyl. Zach will now be 21 years old forever in time. Zach was always a good student, he was a shy kid, did what he was told,and was an only child, he lost his mother

when he was just a toddler. Nevertheless, Zach slowly went down the wrong path around his senior year in high school dealing with a drug addiction. Zach did not have a choice he couldn’t help it, his family has a history with substance abuse. His father suffers from alcoholism, you can only imagine the guilt he's going through feeling that he may have been leading cause of his son’s addiction. Zach absorbed influences like a sponge, he went to rehab and was on and off his recovery. The defendant, Dana Martin used his vulnerability as a gateway to gain money knowing