Milan Jackson Case Analysis Essay

There is nothing pleasant about this case, and I thank you for your attention, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. Ms. Milan Jackson did not face any threat from Chris Archer on the night of her death. Ms. Jackson was a troubled young woman who can be confidently determined to have a mental disorder. Dr. Alex Richards claims herself that Ms. Jackson’s eating disorder is a form of “self harm” or “self punishment”. In either instance, it is a self induced disorder caused by the perfection seeking qualities explained by Pat Smith. While in primary school, Milan Jackson was a target for teasing among the other elementary students. Prior to entering college, her perfectionist nature and eating disorder had kept her bullies at bay, as well as any drastic
Archer’s inconsequential remark became twisted with her own ideas, ideas that stemmed from an unstable mind. On Hell Night, Mr. Archer told her to put the fraternity flag above the door. However, Ms. Milan Jackson saw this as the ideal moment to perform the perfect stunt. Her drunken, mentally broken, perfection seeking, and emotionally unstable self took an action that although was ill advised, was an action taken all on her own. Mr. Archer does not deserve to be second guessed as a murderer in this horrid ordeal. If you strip away the high emotions of the accused, and if you strip away the poorly drawn interpretations and implications put forth by the State, all that will remain are the facts. The entirety of the prosecution's guess of a motive is built around an insignificant remark coming from Chris Archer, saying that he believes Ms. Jackson to be overconfident and disloyal to Pat. If justice may be served, you the jury must see that there is no evidence brought forth that Mr. Chris Archer has any motive whatsoever significant enough for him to take Milan Jackson’s innocent life. Moreover, no intention to kill, voluntarily or involuntarily, can be confidently determined beyond a reasonable