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ay it please the court, opposing council and the members of the jury. The nurse lies unconscious, maimed and unconscious from blow to her face. The moonlight spills over her unmoving, bloody body. In a room close by, a quiet, but desperate struggle takes place, as the murder merciless suffocates Ms. Elizabeth beneath his hands. Betrayed by the one she trusted, Ms. Elizabeth dead beneath the hands of her murderer. But as she breathed out her last, a single question haunted her dying mind: Why? Why would someone she trusted so much betray her like this? Why would Robin Caldwell, whom she considered friend, even family, do this to her? Motive Introduction: Well, the answer is the question is actually quite simple. Greed. Greed drove Robin Caldwell. It is what drove him to coldly murder Ms. Elizabeth. It was his motive behind this act of betrayal. Robin Caldwell was desperate. He had next to no income, and was under huge amounts of debt. It was then that he learned of his relation with Ms. Elizabeth and the inheritance he would receive upon her death. And when push came to shove, he made a decision. He forged a plan to betray her trust. He would murder her and take the 2.5 million dollars of inheritance. Burden of Proof: Today, the Prosecution Council will prove this. That Robin is indeed guilty for pre-meditated murder of Ms. Elizabeth, beyond any reasonable doubt. How? It is as simple as counting one, two, three. There is one murder in this case, and it is no other than Robin Caldwell. Why? Because there are two things, the motive and the means, that point toward s his guilt. He was desperate, and when he found out about the inheritance, it became his motive. He had also visited Duluth and specifically Ms. Elizabeths house multiple times the means. Witness Introduction: Our three credible witnesses will support this. The Prosecution Council first brings up Quinn Justice Waller, a Detective Sergeant with years of experience and a passion for justice. He has lived and served as part of the Duluth community for years. Having years of experience as a criminal investigator and in burglary cases, he will tell us about all the evidence that has been collected. Evidence, may we add, that points to the guilt of the defendant. Second, we bring Nurse Shelby Martinez to the stand, the woman that saw the criminal first hand. Yes, she was there, on that night of July 27 when Ms. Elizabeth was brutally murdered. She would be able to tell us explicit details about the murderer and his appearance. And finally, we bring up the testimony of agent Chris Sorum, who offers both rational, unbiased testimony and a careful, procedural analysis. As someone who worked as a forensic scientist for 8 years and specializes in handwriting and blood

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serology, he will be able to analyze the evidence reliably and professionally. Clincher: Ladies and gentlemen, Robin Caldwell made a decision. A choice. He made a choice that would spell the death of Ms. Elizabeth. He made a choice that would push the entire community of Duluth in terrible shock. He chose, with full intention, to betray the trust and faith of Ms. Elizabeth. He made a choice, and today, the Prosecution Council asks you to make a choice. You must make the choice to set this this unspeakable act of betrayal to rights. We ask that you return the verdict of guilty.

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