Characters
16, on trial for felony murder, seen as a monster, novel is written from his point of view (POV)
Steve Harmon
age 23, on trial for felony murder, shot Alguinaldo Nesbitt while robbing his store
James King
Not Guilty
What does "doing a calendar" in prison mean?
serving a full year
Briggs objects about Bobo Evans outfit because he says it prejudices his client. What is Bobo Evans wearing?
orange prison jumpsuit
prosecutor for the state of NY, trying to get King and Steve convicted of felony murder
Sandra Petrocelli
Steve's little brother
Jerry
What is King's final verdict?
Guilty
In his journal, what does Steve say that Kathy O'Brien said about her job in the eyes of the jury?
To make him human in the eyes of the jury
Steve says that, in prison, they take away your shoelaces and belt? Why do they take these two items?
To prevent hurting oneself or others
Steve's attorney, she has doubts about his innocence
Kathy O'Brien
film club teacher, thinks Steve is bright, talented, and compassionate; Character witness for Steve
Mr. Sawicki
What is Petrocelli saying Steve's role was in the robbery and murder?
the "lookout"
Who are the two characters on trial for felony murder?
Steve Harmon and James King
According to Bobo, what is a "chrome"?
a gun
works at the drugstore, found the body
Jose Delgado
he is a member of the Diablos, 14 years old, beat up a member of the gang, and got another girl pregnant (other than his girlfriend)
Osvaldo Cruz
"His participation made the crime easier. His willingness to check out the store, no matter how poorly he did it, was one of those causative factors that resulted in the death of Mr. Nesbitt."
Who said this in their closing argument?
Prosecution; Sandra Petrocelli
Steve's mother says, "No matter what anyone says...", what can the reader infer?
She is trying to believe Steve is innocent, but the neighborhood residents don't believe he is innocent.
After Steve's verdict was announced, what was O'Brien's reaction?
She turned away and didn't receive his hug
store owner, shot and killed when his store was being robbed
Alguinaldo Nesbitt
A former faithful school employee who was at the drugstore to get medicine for her sick granddaughter, so she has nothing to gain with her testimony, which makes her reliable
Lorelle Henry
Mr. Harmon answered questions openly and honestly on the stand and is of much better character than the others who testified.
Which attorney used this as their main point in the closing arguments?
O'Brien
What is the problem with using the unreliable witnesses, Zinzi and Bolden, the two who got the stolen cigarettes from BoBo?
They would do anything for a lesser sentence
The opening credits of the movie are designed to look like the opening credits of what famous film?
Star Wars