Argumentative Essay: Proceeding In The Courtroom

Proceeding When I entered the court room, the defendant’s girlfriend was on the witness stand. She was the first individual on record that received a call from the defendant after the murder. She described the defendant’s condition as “distraught”, “all over the place” and “frantic” during the phone call. She exclaimed that the first words that came out of the defendant’s mouth were “I just shot him and I’m scared!” She tried to defend the father of her children by claiming he was in a disoriented mental state and was scared for his life. Even though he admitted to committing the crime to her, she did not report to the authorities with information. The district attorney brought up her while questioning her, since it was the vehicle driven
In the video, the defendant and the victim exchanged words outside of the gas station and again in the store. The victim’s entourage surrounded the defendant in the store and they also exchanged words. The video did not possess any sound and was only video footage, so the jury wasn’t able to hear or make out the spoken words. The defendant was followed outside the store to his car by the victim and his friends. They seemed to have a heated argument and then shots were fired. In the video, the victim did not pull out or attempt to show any type of weapon but he did possess a gun. The victim bled out for for approximately 30 minutes before another person appeared in the footage and an estimate of 45 minutes before a law enforcer arrived. During the video, the audience in the court room gave off sounds of sadness, shock, and disappointment. One of the men that sat in the row across from me was enraged by the duration the victim laid there. He announced “That is my son. I can’t believe y’all let him die like that. Just left him for dead” giving me the impression that he was the father of the victim. He was excused by the bailiff and the duration of the vide continued just to show people standing around the