I find the defendant guilty as charged.

However In the possibility of some case of self

defense I believe that he shouldn’t face the death penalty but rather a lengthy prison sentence.
Considering his father’s abusive behavior there was mostly likely a preexisting motive and all he
needed was one final push. His file denotes him as someone with ,” abusive history,” and the
first witness account describes him hitting his son. These actions have clearly reflected on the
son's previous and current behaviors: being involved in petty theft, battery, auto theft, and an
armed robbery. Regardless of his background he is still responsible for his actions.
When analyzing the defendants claim there are various weak points such as his timing
and alleged alibi. He can’t even remember the name of the movie he went to see in the duration
of the time the murder falls us. Witness three is the strongest rebuttal towards his claim about
the unknown movie from 11:30 pm to 3:00 am since she claimed to have seen him commit the
act somewhere between 12:00-1:00 am. Its too convenient for him to have gone out again
during the the time the murder was commited. In addition, the victims cause of death was a stab
wound inflicted downward and the son, mentioned in his file as someone good at handling
knives, was currently in possession of a switchblade. Therefore the evidence complies in the
victims favor.