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Term | Definition |
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Steve Harmon(main character)16 | arrested for acting as the look-out in robbery that goes bad and ends in a murder. narrator of the story |
Alguinaldo Nesbitt | victim of the crime. drugstore owner |
Kathy O'Brien | Steves defense attorney |
Sandra Petrocelli | Assistant District Attorney who prosecutes the case labels steve and james "monsters" |
Asa Briggs | male kings defense lawyer |
james king (23years old) | encourages steve to be apart of his "crew" ehich will rob the drugstore accused of being in the drugstore, wrestling mr.nesbitt for the gun, and ultimately shooting the older man to death |
Richard "Bobo" Evans(22 years old) | other man accused of being in the store at the time of the murder steals from the register and grabs cartons of cigarretes when gun goes off makes a deal with the prosecution to testify againts king an dsteven to get a lighter sentence |
Osvaldo Cruz (14 years old) | another participant in the crime role in the crime was look out claims he did it because he was afraid of Bobo he is a membeer of a street gang |
Jose Delgado | worked in the drugstore and found mr.nesbitts body |
Sal Zinzi | testifies because he wants a break in his own sentence for purchasing stolen property, being sexually harrased. learned about robbery from wedell bolden |
Wendel Bolden | wanted a break from receiving a maximum sentence for assult. knew of crime from bobo |
steves parents | depicted as hard-working people who have tried to raise their sons right. steves mom continues to beleive him no matter what. his dad looks at him like he doesnt really know him. |
jerry | steves 11 year old brother |
guilty beyond the reasonable doubt | part of jury instructions in all criminal trials, in which the jurors are told that they can only find the defendants guilty if they are convinced"beyond reasoable doubt" of his or hers guilt |