Mock+Trial+CLOSE

Shelby Cullom, a seemingly responsible child is actually a two faced liar who puts up a façade of a trustworthy and responsible young person. A bright future ahead of him/her, she/he would even LIE to retain his perfect reputation and save his/her future. Even his/her friends, inhumanely betrayed by him/her, are not immune to his/her lies. Both Jesse Dubois and Pat Dowling claim that they went to the cemetery during the day, but Shelby mentions nothing of the sort. They did go to the cemetery that day, but Cullom cleverly and slyly left that out of his testimony to make it appear that the physical evidence was from that night. Pat Dowling and Jesse Dubois testified independently, and never discussed their cemetery visit, but both of them claim that they went to the cemetery during the day. Their stories perfectly coordinate. On the other hand, Cullom’s story does not match. Why is this you may wonder? This is because they NEVER went to the cemetery during the night. Cullom is lying about the whole thing. Also, he/she states he/she was bullied into the crime of trespassing into a cemetery at night. Shelby has written an essay on the social responsibilities of teens, but how can giving into peer pressure in any way be considered responsible? If he/she was bullied into committing this crime, then why did he/her offer to drive his/her friends to the cemetery? A cover-up, perhaps? Shelby claims he/she was teased and pushed about by Jesse and Pat countless times. This angered him/her, and gave him/her a motive to lie and get them in trouble, as revenge. Maybe this was his/her plan. Preserve his/her future while demolishing the future of these two victims, who caused his/her internal destruction. Shelby Cullom is a very smart boy/girl. Smart beyond his/her years. That is why I believe his/her is capable of devising a very clever and smart plan. His/her plan was to convince his/her friends to go to the cemetery with him/her. He/She would tell them that the reason they were going was to see their family’s graves. He/She would get all their fingerprints and footprints by the monuments, then suggest they leave the cemetery. Later that night, Cullom returned to the cemetery with two accomplices and vandalize the cemetery. Since Dubois’s and Dowling’s fingerprints were there from the morning, it would appear they did the damage. And you wonder, “Why would this boy/girl want to do this” Well your honor, he claims he/she was teased by Dubois and Dowling. Maybe it would be his/her sweet revenge to see them go off to jail while he/she has his college scholarship. In Reece Mathewson’s statement, he/she says that Cullom admitted that he /she DID vandalize the cemetery, but in Cullom’s letter of apology, he/she says that he/she had NOTHING to do with the vandalism. Well, which story is true Mr./Miss Cullom? Your honor, he/she is not a credible person, and he/she DID vandalize the cemetery. He/She vandalized the cemetery and is now trying to blame his/her friends. How could a scholarship mean more than your friendship? My clients Pat Dowling, and Jesse Dubois went to the cemetery during the day, and had nothing to do with the vandalism. Cullom went to the cemetery during the day AND night. He/She damaged those grave stones and blamed it on his/her friends. Therefore, I believe that both Jesse Dubois and Pat Dowling are innocent and all the charges should be dropped. They damaged nothing during their cemetery visit. Dubois and Dowling are the victims to a cruel and hurtful joke. Thank you your honor.