Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Defending Edward Hyde

My client, Edward Hyde, pleads to the court not guilty under the circumstances of insanity. Right or wrong, guilty or not guilty; it’s all a matter of perspective. And in my eyes, Edward Hyde should not be sentenced to death or lives in prisonment due to an uncontrolable act done out of illness and confusion. Mr. Hyde was literally not in his right mind at the time of the murder, and while there is no doubt his act was a crime, he should not face torture because of an illness.
Everyday we live we fight temptation, lust, greed, wrath, envy, and pride; four of the seven deadly sins seemed to have tempted Mr. Hyde into his crime. Find it in your heart to carry out the Lords wishes, and forgive the sinners; pray for those who need it the most. The Lords Prayer states "as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Forgive the trespassers, they too are only human, they too need forgiveness, love, and compassion. Temptation! Temptation to do wrong, to do the unjust! By forgiving we stay away from evil, let your brother go to the devil in his own way.
An eye for an eye only leaves the world blind, we cannot sentence Edward Hyde to death, for he himself is a victim.

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2 comments:

  1. Hamilton-FlemingDecember 23, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    I did enjoy reading your blog post but I have to disagree with your opinion,although Edward Hyde was tempted by many things he still shouldn't have comitted such a horrible crime. He did not act like that out of insanity but pure evil and he should be punished for it.

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  2. Dina FlemingDecember 28, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    You really do have a way with words!! I feel that right now you have an amazing introductory and concluding point but not much in the middle. Although these are the closing arguments for your case, you do have to add more substance to your reasons. You mentioned that Hyde was confused and insane at the time of the crimes. How can you prove that? You need to highlight witnesses and statements from all parties involved, character witnesses(such as the servants at Jekyll's house). In order to prove insanity you need the facts, and lots of them! Use Jekyll's own words in the final chapter as substantial proof that Hyde, in fact, was not in control of his actions. I like the fact that you tapped into the Victorian Society's likelihood to be influenced by the bible's words. This was a great strategy on your behalf. Think some more about other things this society seemed to care greatly about and use that as a possible springboard for reasons not to prosecute Hyde. I think you have audience and purpose down pat, however you need more content and elaboration. Great start!!

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