Final Monster Post

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When steve's parents came they were happy to see him and they had alot of news that had heppend in their neighboorhood. Only steve's parents got to see him because the gaurds wouldn't let minors go in to see the inmates. Steve got to see jerry because he saw his parents come across the street through his cell window. Steve could feel that his mom was crying inside as if steve was already dead. The next day steve is doing his trail and O' brien brings in the star witness she was talking about. Who is Lorelle Henry, she was the woman in the drugstore at the time of the murder.

Petrocelli starts out askin Mrs. Henry about why was she in the store at the time which was because she was getting cough medicine for her daughter. Msr. Henry said she heard an argument going on at the time she was in the store. The Msr. Henry hears Mr. Nesbitt come over two the counter to see what the two young men wanted and then one of them grabs Mr. Nesbitt by the collar and that when Mrs. Henry quickly rushes out the store before she got hurt. The Petrocelli asks if she sees one of the men in the men in the store are present in the courtroom. and she points to James King. She doesn't point at steve though.

3) What would you have done if you were in the drugstore at the time King and bbo entered?

Monster Weekly post #2

Time: 1 hour



Pages: 77 t0

Author: Wallter Dean Myers
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In the courtroom whiel steve is writing what eveyone says his lawyer O' brien crosses out all the monster the she says to steve " you have to believe you are innocent to win this case. O' brien is talking to steve on how you have to appeal to the jury so they could see that you are a normal human being. So then O' brien get a wittness named Osvaldo Cruz. Then when steve hears that name he remebers talking to him about osvaldo being in a gang called the Diablos. In the afternoo Osvaldo is talking in court. The prosecuter, Petrocelli is asking Osvaldo on how he knew Bobo or Mr. Evans he is saying how that he met him, he said " that he met him in a gang meeting.

Osvaldo was saying that if he didn't join the robbery that bobo would stab him and his mom. Pertocelli was aking if bobo has hurt anyone before but he said he heard bobo being in prison for little bit by stabing some one. Osvaldo was only 14 and bobo was 22 which was what Petrocelli was pointing out because she wanted the jury to know how bad he was being forced into this robbery on the drugstore. Then Pertocelli get Osvaldo say who he was scared of and he said " Bobo, James King, and Steve harmon. That was a big difference now because he is saying he was being forced by all of the and this is making steve look even worse.

3) Do you think Osvaldo testimony is a way of Osvaldo to get back at steve.

Monster Post: Week 1

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Time: 1 hour

The book starts out as Steve Harmon a black 16 year old male. Is making a movie of him in jail. The reason he is in jail is because the cops think he committed felony murder. He is writing in a note book which says the best time to cry is at night because some one else is getting beaten and other inmates can't hear you over the screaming, because if you cry people will think you are weak, and then you'll be next to be beaten. Steve remembers when he was convicted to go to jail until his real trial and the prosecutor(Petrocelli) called him a monster.

Later Steve is talking to his inmate friends Vo and Sunset, they are discussing that how Steve's trial starts today, and he is up for Felony murder. Later, Steve is talking to his lawyer O' Brien She is a white tall fairly attractive lady. Then the court clerk yells 2 minutes which means his trial is about to start in 2 minutes. Then the trial starts with the prosecutor starting with her speech. Steve is writing what is happening for his movie when he is free. Then he just writing monster over and over agian.

Why do you think steve is involed in this murder case.