e, young, female, try this case for the prosecution, especially in 1924. The prosecution would want to present someone who had a strong presence in the courtroom that conveyed confidence, but not over zealousness. Or what’s better they would like to present someone who was resected with in the legal community as evenhanded and wise. The prosecution needs to temper their drastic request for the death of the boys with wisdom, level headed reason and a bit of emotion.After establishing the presence of the advocate and his respect for Darrow, the prosecution should find a theme to run through their response to Darrow. This response should be centered on the case, not Darrow himself, nor his argument. In the Leopold and Loeb Case, the prosecution could use at theme that Darrow used, but spin it. Darrow argues that there was no motive for the crime and therefore the boys should not be put to death. The prosecution could point to just that fact as a reason to instate the death penalty, as will be developed further.Some minor points that would further the emotional appeal of the defendant’s case would be not to refer to the defendants as men or boys when ever possible, as both point out their age. At first calling them men might be appropriate, but doing so and looking at them at the same time might point out that they were not men and calling them boys gives into the defense in part. The prosecution should refer to the defendants by name, probably last name with no “Mr.” as to objectify them. The prosecution might in the way of persuasion might try to emit an attitude that the death penalty is the nature end to this type of case and that the defense must prove otherwise. This is delicate; it cannot be said outright, it should be an attitude. It could backfire easily, but might be able to be pulled off by some attorneys. Emotional appeal should be kept to the minimum necessary to convince the judge that the ...
