- Opening Argument-state your side- Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury we are here to prove that Johnny and Ponyboy are innocent and should be relieved of all charges. And Bob Randy, and David should be charged with first degree murder.
- Reason 1- Self Defense Law
- Evidence 1- Robert was drowning Ponyboy so Johnny was trying to protect Ponyboy
- Evidence 2- The law allows you to use deadly force to protect yourself or someone else (Johnny Cade in this case)
- Reason 2- Stand Your Ground Law
- Evidence 1- The law allows you to use deadly force to protect yourself or someone else without having to evade or retreat.
- Evidence 2- Under this law it gives my client defence or immunity to all criminal charges and a civil suit (lawsuit)
- Reason 3- Bob, Randy and David were hunting Johnny and Ponyboy
- Evidence 1- our clients were taking a walk and they tried to avoid punishment of taking out Marcia and Cherry but sadly the blue mustang found them
- Evidence 2- Not the first time Bob, Randy and David have caused damage. to Johnny. only 6 months before, and if it weren’t for the other Greasers then Johnny might have died that night 6 months ago
- Rebuttal
- Anticipated reason from the other side- It is unlawful to carry a switchblade
- Rebuttal- If the socs keep coming after the Greasers it would be expected that they are anticipating getting jumped by them so why wouldn’t they take matters into their own hands and try to protect themselves
- Anticipated reason from the other side- Bob was not hurting Johnny
- Rebuttal- Why were they even there in the first place because they were talking to their girlfriends and the girls were mad them because they were drunk. Also they should not go pick on the boys. Furthermore, according to the Stand Your Ground Law, Pony and Johnny did have the right to kill Bob. And Bob, Randy and David were deliberately planning to go hurt/kill which is first degree murder. They were planning to hurt/kill Johnny, Ponyboy and Two-bit but luckily he wasn’t there.
- Closing statement
- Re-state your side- With all of our statements, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade should not be charged with second degree murder. Randy, and David should be charged with attempted 1st degree murder
- Most convincing evidence of why people should support you-
- Bob, Randy, and David all came to commit 1st degree murder
- Johnny and Ponyboy were just caught up in a bad situation
- it was self defense
- trying to protect one another and themselves
- they were coming after them because they were talking to their girlfriends