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1、223-ClosingArgumentsThankyou,YourHonor.AndIliketothankyou,foryourpatienceandyourattention.Nowit'stimeforyoutogointothatROOMandjudge.Solet'shearthefacts.JakeRickter.Familyman.Businessowner.You'veprobablyseenhiswifeandchildherethroughoutthetrial.SowhyisJakeontrialf
2、orfirstdegreemurder?Jake'snine-year-oldsondiedduringroutineoralsurgery,andaheartbrokenJakedecidedtosue.That'sall.Jakecametoourfirm,andwehelpedhimsuethedentist.Thatwasayearago.Andasyouknow,thatsuitwasadjudicatedbyJudgePhilipEllerbee.JudgeEllerbeedecidedagainstJake
3、,andthat'swhereallthiswouldhaveended,excepttwomonthslater,JudgeEllerbeewasfoundstabbedtodeathinhishome.NowwhydoIfindmyselfshowingyouthesecrimescenephotosevenmorethanthestate'sattorney?BecauseIthinkthismurdercriesoutforjustice.Butinstead,GlennChilds,knowinghisterm
4、asstate'sattorneywouldbeoverintwodaysObjection.Sustained.ashasbeentestifiedtopreviously--JudgeEllerbeewaswearingbothglovesthatnight,butasyoucanseeintheprosecutor'sownphotos,therewasonemissing.Policecan'tlocateit.GlennChildscan'tlocateit.(phonevibrating)Andyouhear
5、dtestimonyfromourexpertwitnessthat,giventhedirectionoftheknifeattack,thisglovewouldmostcertainlyhavethekiller'sbloodonit.Andyet,theonepieceofevidencethatcouldhaveledtoexonerationisgone--why?You'vealsoheardtestimonythatJudgeEllerbeewasinvolvedinseveralothercontrov
6、ersialdecisions,andhasamultitudeofenemies,andyet,Mr.ChildsherewouldhaveyoubelieveOh,hey.How'ditgo?Will'sdoingwell,butIdon'tknow--Ithinkweonlyhaveonejuror,jurornumbertwo.Thisishard.Peoplewanttoblamesomeoneforajudgekilling.Oh,whenyougetachance,weneedtotalk.About?No
7、thingbad.We'reexpanding,andIthinkyoushouldconsidertakingonabiggerrole.Whatrole?We'lltalk.Headinguptothethirtieth.Moreofficespace.(phoneringing)Hi,Owen.How'sparenting?Oh,itisrough.Whatareyouwatching?I'mworkinghard.HaveyouseenrealityTVduringtheday?Itisso--Idon'tkno
8、w--like,lastdaysofPompeii.MoreontheRicktertrial?Yeah.Will'soffice?Nah,I'lltakeit.So,hey,wedecidedonItaliantonightat6:00.Areyoufree?Iwillbebythen.Where?Um,Johnn
