On the behalf of the client Gene Forrester, we the prosecution find him Guilty of committing voluntary manslaughter upon Phineas. He is found guilty of voluntary manslaughter on the following counts : He has the means, motive based on a mental illness, the opportunity, the witnesses that will testify against him, as well as a full out written confession.
First, he had the means. While Gene is not an athlete he, at 140 lbs. is still quite capable of climbing a tree branch and there for jostling it, and further more, his diary describes him climbing and jumping out of this tree several times, as you will see on page: 8-9 as he describes his first time jumping the tree upon which the act was committed.
Second, he had the motive. Our psychologist and expert witness: Dr. Brown testifies that Gene suffers from passive-dependant disorder, and that in having this particular disorder has been known to develop in adolescence, and also has the tendency to become violent. In......
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