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What Is A Jury Unlucky
Brianna Solly
Mr.Guad
English 3
13 November 2015
There was a very unlucky man who would do anything to change his fortune around. He sold his soul to the devil and he knew there was no coming back from that. Even having good fortune and life could not shake the fact that he would have to answer to the devil soon. Good thing Jack McCoy said he'd defend him against the devil. The man's name was Jabari Silver. And this is where it all ended. The door was blown opened and here came the jury. Just by looking at them Silver was already scarred for life. The jury had some of the most ruthless criminals ever. Charles Milles Manson is the founder of Manson Family group, involved in murder and burglary. Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial
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Adam Lanza brought terror to Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School by killing twenty first graders and six faculty members. Ted Kaczynski the domestic terrorist responsible for more than a dozen bomb attacks. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow were American outlaws and robbers from the Dallas. One after the other were coming through the door stating their name and crimes. The devil's says “I’m satisfied with this jury are you Mr.McCoy”. All the jury members were from america and McCoy says, “were satisfied now lets begin” “But let's not forget the judge of this trail”. ,says the devil. William O. Douglas is the man waiting in the judge's seat, he has some experience being a judge but not for this kind of thing. This trail is in motion for the reception of Mr.Silver's soul. With the member in the jury being who they were it did not look good for the defense. McCoy faced a lot of jurors in his day but this may be one of the hardest trails he has to face. It was clear who's said the jurors and judge were on whenever McCoy would object the judge would say, “Objection denied”. Whenever the devil would object something the judge would say, “Objection sustained”. The Devil's arguments …show more content…
The best strategy to win the trial was to show the jurors that we are all like how the devil is not. McCoy went on about how it was like to be a man and how our country is. Through the struggles and hardship to the good time and simple things. He showed the jury and the judge the side of him they can relate to even through terrible things they have all done in the past. McCoy shows that we are all human and make mistakes therefore no one is the perfect human-being. He talked about what it was like to be enslaved and also to be free. Without all the suffering we americans went through our country would not be how it is today. He explained the struggle of Mr.Silver and how he was just trying to help his family. He was telling the story of our country's history. There is not one person that does not get tricked or fooled into things but it's an endless journey, yours may end but there will always be someone here, living the same things all over again. It took a man to do it not a demon… That is how Mr.McCoy's closing argument finished. Wait on the jury's verdict felt like a lifetime. Jabari was sitting in the seat even more scared then he was before. The devil had an evil grin on his face like he was about to get exactly want he wanted. To be honest no one there knew what to expect, the devil seemed to be winning the whole time during the trial until the closing argument. The

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