Mock+Trial+Essay+OJ

I was a defense lawyer in the mock trial. My job was to prove that my defendant was insane. My defendant could not distinguish fantasy from reality. The witnesses that we questioned were the defendant, the neighbor, the police officer, and an expert. The defenses witnesses were the defendant and the neighbor. This trail was based off of the story //The Tell-Tale Heart.// The defendant killed an old man because of the way his eye looked. That is just one of the many reasons he was insane.

I am certain that our defense proved the defendant was insane. I also think we would have won if the defendant hadn't changed his story. We gave overwhelming evidence that the defendant was insane. The defendant claimed "I heard all things in the heaven and in the Earth. I heard many things in hell(page 88)."The expert said that it is not normal to hear things in heaven and in hell.

Also the defendant heard the dead old man's heart beat(page 95). The defendant would have gotten away with the crime if he didn't confess. He only confessed because he heard the beating of the dead old man's heart. None of the police officers heard the old man's heart beat. Also the expert said that it is impossible to hear a dead person's heart beat.

I think that I have given enough evidence to prove that he is insane. There is even more evidence in the story. I only gave the main points. These pieces of evidence from the story are in anyone's eyes enough to prove a person is insane. If the defendant didn't change his story I have no doubt in my mind that I would have won that mock trial. The evidence is just stacked in my favor; proving that the defendant is insane.