Mr. King In Jail Speech

First of all, I’d like to greatly thank the jury for coming and serving on this trial. Today, Mr. James King is being tried of the felony murder of Mr. Nesbitt. Mr. Nesbitt’s death is a sad truth to his family and his community. However, to place Mr. King as the murderer without solid evidence is preposterous. Remember, I’d like to remind the jury that if there is any reasonable doubt in the claim of Mr. King, you must vote not-guilty. I urge you to realise that by placing Mr. King in jail for 25 years to life, you will be compromising this young man’s entire future. I hope you make an informed decision to keep Mr. King out of jail.

Now, I’d like to emphasize uncredible the witnesses who place King at the crimescene are. First of all, there is Mr. Sal Zinzi. This is a man who was being abused and tortured at Riker’s Island. By receiving this torture, Mr. Zinzi was desperate for any ticket out of jail. That ticket cam in the form of James King. All Mr. Zinzi was claim that he heard that James King had participated in the robbery. Then, he could cut a deal with the police to let him out of jail. If you are going to take the word of a convicted criminal who was desperate to get out of jail, over Mr. King’s, I heavily advise you think

more carefully about this case.
Speaking of convicted criminals, what about Richard “Bobo” Evans. Mr. Evans has already confessed to being at the crimescene. Although, even after confessing to the crime, he still claims that James King was the one who pulled the trigger. Bobo Evans was willing to fully confess to being a participant in this crime, yet he still points the finger at King in terms of who the killer is. Mr. Evans did this because he knew that if he confessed to being the killer, he would receive more jail time. So he threw James King under the bus, and gladly took his 10-15 years in jail.
Finally, there is Dorothy Moore. Ms. Moore is a sincere and pleasant woman. She has never committed any crimes and believes James King is a nice young man. yet many of you have probably discounted Ms. Moore’s testimony to James King’s alibi as a lie. You discount the word of a kind woman, yet you believe wholeheartedly that an assortment of criminals are telling the truth. Ms. Moore has no reason to lie under oath for James King. Even she claims that she barely has a relationship with James King and only sees him once or twice a month. There would be no reason her to break the law for a cousin she barely knows.
Now onto my last point concerning Ms.

Lorelle Henry. Ms. Henry claims to have seen two men in the drugstore while picking up medicine for her sick grandchild. She testified that she knew there was going to be an altercation in the drugstore. This prompted her to hurriedly take off. She never got a chance to take a good, hard look at the men in the drugstore. She probably only got a glimpse of the men. Then, when she went to the police office, she only saw 27 photographs. When she picked out Mr. King, she was unsure of her decision. She probably saw a man similar looking to Mr. King in the drugstore. However, she far from decisive in her choice. You cannot say that there is no reasonable doubt involving Ms. Lorelle Henry’s

testimony.
Now ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I’d like for you to carefully consider the evidence in this case. If you do, I’m sure you will come to the verdict of not guilty for Mr. King.