A Seperate Peace Mock Trial Prosecuting Statement
Mystique Ortiz Ortiz 1
Ms. Freitas
Pre-AP Sophomore English
Period 3
26 February 2013
Mock Trial Opening Statement-Prosecution
Your honor and people of the jury, this is an indictment of attempted premeditated murder. The indictment sets forth that ‘Mr. Gene Forrester, one summer night, on the limb of a tree located at Devon School, purposely jostled the tree branch (on which both him and Phineas were on) in order to make Phineas plummet to the ground, whereof his schoolmate Phineas fell to the ground shattering his leg.’ To this indictment the defendant pleaded not guilty, if we prove him guilty, you must find him so. We will prove this as particular as can be, that Gene Forrester was Phineas’ friend and vice versa, and without provocation the accused deliberately jostled the limb of the tree in order to cause Phineas to fall to the ground.
It would appear most barbarous to not only attempt to murder a man in this manner, but to have planned it as well. We have reason to believe that Mr. Forrester was indeed jealous of Phineas. Phineas was the recipient of multiple sportsmanship awards such as the Winslow Galbraith Memorial Football Trophy for having brought the most Christian sportsmanship to the game during the 1941-1942 season. Mr. Forrester was in Phineas’ shadow, provoking envy of
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Phineas’ accomplishments and personality. There was only one person in his path to superiority, and that person was Phineas. In order to overcome this obstacle known as Phineas, the only solution was to get rid of him.
Mr. Forrester planned to rid of Phineas, however he didn’t know how, and when the opportunity came up, he took it. Gene Forrester has committed a heinous crime, attempting to take the life of his own friend, and this heinous act was out of sheer jealousy. This act went against everything his classmate Phineas was
Ms. Freitas
Pre-AP Sophomore English
Period 3
26 February 2013
Mock Trial Opening Statement-Prosecution
Your honor and people of the jury, this is an indictment of attempted premeditated murder. The indictment sets forth that ‘Mr. Gene Forrester, one summer night, on the limb of a tree located at Devon School, purposely jostled the tree branch (on which both him and Phineas were on) in order to make Phineas plummet to the ground, whereof his schoolmate Phineas fell to the ground shattering his leg.’ To this indictment the defendant pleaded not guilty, if we prove him guilty, you must find him so. We will prove this as particular as can be, that Gene Forrester was Phineas’ friend and vice versa, and without provocation the accused deliberately jostled the limb of the tree in order to cause Phineas to fall to the ground.
It would appear most barbarous to not only attempt to murder a man in this manner, but to have planned it as well. We have reason to believe that Mr. Forrester was indeed jealous of Phineas. Phineas was the recipient of multiple sportsmanship awards such as the Winslow Galbraith Memorial Football Trophy for having brought the most Christian sportsmanship to the game during the 1941-1942 season. Mr. Forrester was in Phineas’ shadow, provoking envy of
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Phineas’ accomplishments and personality. There was only one person in his path to superiority, and that person was Phineas. In order to overcome this obstacle known as Phineas, the only solution was to get rid of him.
Mr. Forrester planned to rid of Phineas, however he didn’t know how, and when the opportunity came up, he took it. Gene Forrester has committed a heinous crime, attempting to take the life of his own friend, and this heinous act was out of sheer jealousy. This act went against everything his classmate Phineas was