People
On trial for killing Nesbitt. Known as "The Thug"
"The best time to cry is at night, when the lights are out and someone is being beaten up and screaming for help."
Steve Harmon
Steve's attorney
Kathy O'Brien
Where was Steve arrested?
At his house
Another word for a gun
A chrome
Sells cigarettes from the robbery.
Richard "Bobo" Evans
"I was going to push a garbage can in front of them"
Osvaldo Cruz
The prosecutor trying to convict Steve
Sandra Petrocelli
What does Steve's mom bring to jail for him?
A Bible
6th Amendment
The youngest person convicted. Member of the Diablos.
Osvaldo Cruz
"My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you, and to make you a human being in the eyes of the jury."
Kathy O'Brien
The librarian who was present during the time of the robbery.
Lorelle Henry
What was Steve's job during the robbery?
He was the lookout
Where do Bobo and King go after the robbery?
They get fried chicken at a fast food place.
James King's cousin
Dorothy Moore
"I have trouble testifying against a Black man, if that's what you mean."
Lorelle Henry
Petrocelli uses this method to make Steve look bad in the eyes of the jury.
"Friend or______________"
Acquaintance
Jerry
At the end of the novel, O'Brien denies Steve this.
A hug.
He found Nesbitt's body in the drugstore?
Jose Delgado
"Most people in our community are decent, hardworking citizens who pursue their own interests legally without infringing on the rights of others. But there are also monsters in our community."
Sandra Petrocelli
Steve Harmon and James King's Verdict.
Steve-Not Guilty
James King-Guilty
Whose name did Steve write down twice when asked who he admires?
Mr. Sawicki
What did Steve say he was looking for in the drugstore.
Mints