shipwrecked sailor case
Shipwrecked Sailor Case
Opening Statement
May it please the court, your Honor, Counsel, my name is Corinne Newbern, counsel for-the prosecution in this action. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it is my intent to prove to you that during that fateful night in the Atlantic Ocean, Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens selfishly and cowardly stole the life of Mr. Brooks and proceeded to eat him because they valued their own lives over that of a fellow crewmate. Mr. Brooks, Mr. Stephens, and Mr. Dudley were all crew members on a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean. They would never reach their destination though. Halfway through their journey a horrible storm struck and caused the ship to sink. Mr. Brooks and his fellow survivors, Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens, were all stranded on a small life boat with no food, completely at the mercy of God. Mr. Stephens estimated they could only last 25 days without food. So day in and day out they sat on this lifeboat, waiting for a ship to come. Eventually Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens grew desperate. The facts will show that exactly 5 days before they were rescued by a passing ship, Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens killed and engaged in a ruthless act of cannibalism by eating Mr. Brooks in an attempt to prolong their survival. Witnesses will provide evidence to show that the remains of Mr. Brooks were found inside the stomach of the accused. Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens also confessed when questioned by authorities about the events that took place on the lifeboat. They acted cowardly and selfishly stole the life of an innocent man. Mr. Brooks’ family will never be able to say good bye or have a proper burial to honor him because these two men stole that away from them.
How Would I Prove the Case?
In order prove my case I would call have to prove that Mr. Stephens and Mr. Dudley did in fact murder and then eat Mr. Brooks. My witness’s would include:
• The authorities who they confessed to
• The coroner who tested the contents of Mr.
Opening Statement
May it please the court, your Honor, Counsel, my name is Corinne Newbern, counsel for-the prosecution in this action. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it is my intent to prove to you that during that fateful night in the Atlantic Ocean, Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens selfishly and cowardly stole the life of Mr. Brooks and proceeded to eat him because they valued their own lives over that of a fellow crewmate. Mr. Brooks, Mr. Stephens, and Mr. Dudley were all crew members on a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean. They would never reach their destination though. Halfway through their journey a horrible storm struck and caused the ship to sink. Mr. Brooks and his fellow survivors, Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens, were all stranded on a small life boat with no food, completely at the mercy of God. Mr. Stephens estimated they could only last 25 days without food. So day in and day out they sat on this lifeboat, waiting for a ship to come. Eventually Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens grew desperate. The facts will show that exactly 5 days before they were rescued by a passing ship, Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens killed and engaged in a ruthless act of cannibalism by eating Mr. Brooks in an attempt to prolong their survival. Witnesses will provide evidence to show that the remains of Mr. Brooks were found inside the stomach of the accused. Mr. Dudley and Mr. Stephens also confessed when questioned by authorities about the events that took place on the lifeboat. They acted cowardly and selfishly stole the life of an innocent man. Mr. Brooks’ family will never be able to say good bye or have a proper burial to honor him because these two men stole that away from them.
How Would I Prove the Case?
In order prove my case I would call have to prove that Mr. Stephens and Mr. Dudley did in fact murder and then eat Mr. Brooks. My witness’s would include:
• The authorities who they confessed to
• The coroner who tested the contents of Mr.