old and Loeb hunting a young boy. He did not fall into their web; they hunted him and killed him for sport. Darrow insinuates that killing for spite would be worse, but the prosecution should submit that, we cannot tell people that it is better to kill a fellow man for sport than for spite.The prosecution should close with statements that present Leopold and Loeb as educated and killed in the random attempt to commit the perfect crime. We cannot condone this.Responding to Darrow in the Henry Sweet Case:The first issue to be addressed in the Henry Sweet case is who should represent the state and how. This case is being heard in front of a jury, so the opinion of the people who make up the jury is important. In this case a woman or a minority might be a good representative of the state. The jury would then be deciding with an under privileged group either way that it decided. This case at it roots will force that jury to deal with its prejudices. Having a woman or a minority as the attorney for the state allows the jury to release their guilty without deciding for the defense.The advocate in this case should not be confrontational with Darrow. The advocate should respect Darrow, but not appear to bend to him. They want to raise there position by showing respect and not making personal attacks, but not lower it by appearing too deferential. Once the prosecution picks the lawyer with the best skill and presence and understands how to deal with Darrow personally in the courtroom, they need to pick a theme. The theme of the Henry Sweet case for the prosecution should be vigilantism. They should point to the lawlessness and anarchy that vigilantism breeds. They should acknowledge that a first Sweet’s case is sympathetic and compelling, but upon further examination, it is not something that we want to condone.Darrow talks at length about racism. The prosecution should state that this case does not center on racism, but that...
