Historical Trial Defense/Prosecution

Defense

Charles Manson is a sick man. I think everyone in here can agree on that. However you say he is sick for killing while I say he is sick for medical reasons. No one in his right mind would do the things he is accused of doing, and I intend to prove that. It is my strong belief as well as the belief of others that Mr. Manson is mentally unstable. Although Mr. Manson is my client I can openly talk about his insanity. I highly doubt that any members of the jury could possibly convict a man who is in dire need of medical attention! This is a man who truly believes in everything that he says. He honestly believes that the Beatles were talking to him in their able. He honestly believes that there is an “underground pleasure dome beneath Death Valley” where he and his Family will live until summoned after Helter Skelter. He honestly believed in the Helter Skelter plan. Throughout this trial I will be doing everything in my power to show to you, the members of the jury, that my client Mr. Manson is criminally insane. During this trial you will also notice that any physical evidence presented is all in regards to Mr. Manson’s Family Members and nothing on him.


Prosecution

Why should Charles Manson be convicted of murder? The better question is why he would not. From as early on as twelve years old Charles Manson has shown the communities that he has lived in that he has no desire to follow the laws and standards set by those communities. To simply describe Charles Manson all one would have to say is that he is a dictatorial psychopath. What he did was get together a group of easily influenced young women and men and convince them and command them to do all sorts of heinous crimes. The reason we are here today is because of him. He commanded the murders of seven people. Everyone in the Family was obedient to him to the point that they could be considered his own personal slaves which eventually led them to commit the seven Tate-LaBianca murders at his command. The evidence of Charles Manson’s control of the members of the Family will be presented to the court as circumstantial evidence that one the two nights that these murders took place Mr. Manson is the one who ordered them. There is no way that it can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Manson played a lead role in committing these murders. The prosecutions principle witness will be Ms. Linda Kasabian a member of the Family who was there the night these crimes took place, and who will give us a detailed play by play of the terrible events of the two nights in question. Throughout her testimony the prosecution will also be presenting the physical evidence: the gun, the rope, the clothing the killers wore on the night of the Tate murders and so forth, which you will see interrelates with her story. We would also like to point out that Manson’s passion for violent deaths and his anti-establishment state of mind are not the only motives for these murders. Our evidence will show that there is much more to it than that and that the motive for these murders is likely to be more bizarre than the murders themselves.

The Election

Many people know that this election, regardless of who won it, would be one to go down in history. However, because of Barack Obama winning this election the history made was a little more noticeable. In January Barack Obama will officially be sworn in as the 44th president and the first African American man to ever win the presidency. I think that his winning says a lot about how far America has come not only in the past few decades but also in the past few years and shows not only our country but the world as a whole how much we have grown.

Obama’s win is one of the most incredible things I think that I will ever see, and I am very aware of how lucky I am to be alive, and able to understand how momentous this actually is. To know the history that this country has gone through from having slavery, to black people not being able to vote, to their votes not even counting as a whole vote and then to see that an African American man can win over the country and be named the President is incredible. I’m even luckier because I, along with some of my other peers, will be in D.C. to watch him be inaugurated. I am just really excited that I was able to see this happen all the way through and that I will be able to look back and say that I was there when it all happened.

Political Impact

As a high school senior about to go off to college the different plans that each presidential candidate has an immediate impact on my life, not only their educational plans but also their plans for the economy. And while each candidates plan has positive points the one I most agree with that would benefit me the most would be the Obama Biden plan.
Under Obama’s education plan college will be made affordable for all American families through a new American opportunity Tax Credit. Through this new universal plan which is also fully refundable, it is ensured that the first $4,000 of a college education is completely free for most Americans. The plan also will cover two-thirds the cost of tuition at the average public college or university and make community college tuition completely free for most students. This means that for someone like myself, who plans on going straight to a university after high school I would be eligible to get $4,000 from the government to go towards my tuition, and although that really isn’t to much when you look at how costly college has gotten, it is still more than some people (including myself) have right now. On top of that $4,000 for those going straight to a university Obama would also want to make community college completely free for most students, that mean that maybe if you can’t or don’t want to go straight to a university then you can just go to a community college free of charge and then transfer to a university later. However, this all can’t come with no price. Obama’s plan also states that if you receive this credit, you must complete 100 hours of community service. That to me, doesn’t really sound like much, for a college education all you have to do is a little community service, by doing something good for your community you can further your education. Obama and Biden plan to simplify the financial aid process by removing the current federal financial aid application and letting families apply by simply checking a box on their tax form. That means that they would use your tax information and eliminate the need for a separate application for financial aid.

About Me

My name is Brittany Dianne Odom, i was born in England because both of my parents were in the airforce, so i have dual citizenship right now. My parents divorced when i was five. I have three brothers, Jacob, JC, and Macon, and one sister, Kaitlen. I have three best friends, Aubrey, Meagan, and Shelby. Both my friends and family are very important to me. I am a senior in High School and once i graduate i plan on attending Madonna University and majoring in Nursing.