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MONSTER

Walter Dean Myers

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Steve Harmon Main character-16 years old-narrator-arrested for acting as the look-out in a robbery that goes bad and ends in murder
Alguinaldo Nesbitt victim of crime-drugstore owner
Kathy O'Brien Steve Harmon's defense attorney
Sandra Petrocelli Assistant District Attorney who prosecutes the case-labels Steve Harmon and James King as "monsters."
Asa Briggs James King's defense attorney
James King 23 years old-encourages Steve to be a part of his "crew" to rob the drugstore; accused of wrestling Mr. Nesbitt for the gun and shooting him
Richard "Bobo" Evans 22 years old-steals from the register and grabs cartons of cigarettes-makes a deal with the prosecution to testify against Harmon and King.
Jose Delgado witness-worked in the drugstore and found Mr. Nesbitt's body
Sal Zinzi witness-testifies because he wants a break in his own sentence for purchasing stolen property-learned of the crime from Wendell Bolden
Wendell Bolden witness-wanted a break from receiving a maximum sentence for assault-knew of the crime from Bobo
Steve's parents hardworking people who have tried to raise their son right-Steve's mom continues to believe in him-Steve's dad questions who Steve is.
Jerry Steve Harmon's 11 year old brother
Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt the jurors can only find the defendant(s) guilty if they are convinced "beyond a reasonable doubt" of his/her guilt
prosecutor lawyer representing the court case for the government-Sandra Petrocelli
motions arguments or proposals for action by a judge in a trial
juried a contest or set of submissions evaluated by a jury
predictable expected
felony a serious crime that can be punishable by jail time of more than a year
infringing moving in on someone's space or rights
redress remedy or compensation for a loss or crime
flawed mistaken; faulty
grandiose fancy or overly important
accomplice helper in a crime or attempted crime
objection an appeal by one lawyer to a judge to stop certain questions in court
admissible evidence or testimony that is allowed in court
defendant in a court proceeding, the person charged with a crime
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