Personal Narrative: Timberlake Vs. People

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In the month of February, i visited the Superior Court of Bakersfield California. I sat down on the trial of Timberlake vs People. This trail was murder and gang related. The man being charged was a 33 years old and his name was Paul Timberlake, who was suspicious of committing a murder. The judge that over saw the trail was John R. Brownlee. The District Attorney was Mr. Russel. Lastly, The Public Defender was Mr. Lucard. As i opened the door to the trail room, I noticed the room was full of seriousness. Everyone had a blank facial expression and showed no signs of joy. I made my way to the audience seating and sat down quietly. The Judge called forth the prosecutor. The prosecutor order two police officers to come inside the trail to serve as witnesses. Once they came inside, he played a video of a …show more content…

Timberlake was calm and serious. As the video approached the shooting incident, he began to cry silently and turned his back to the video. When the video ended, the prosecutor showed pictures of the victim’s autopsy. The pictures showed three distinct bullet holes on the man’s body. He had two on his head and one on his chest. In addition, the man had a tattoo that said “Don’t watch me watch your bitch”. I found this funny and laughed to myself. While these pictures were being presented, the two cops were being questioned by the prosecutor. The police officers answered his questions in a professional manner. Once the prosecutor finished questioning the officers, he ended his turn and dismissed them. On a side note, i notice that everyone had a turn to speak. No one spoke out of turn. Everyone had to wait for the judge to allow an individual to speak. After the prosecutor ended his turn, the judge dismissed everyone and order the jury to return on Monday. The whole court trip wasn’t as boring as I thought. I enjoyed the scene and the tension between the two opposing parties. Overall it was a very pleasing experience to sit down in a

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