John Ewing Case Study

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John Ewing did not kill his wife, Sarah Ewing. He is an innocent man, and should plead not guilty to the charge of first degree murder. The elements of the law cannot be proven in this case. There is enough reasonable doubt that exists that he will be found not guilty at trial. John Ewing and Chris Geller were on a camping trip the evening of the murder, August 31, 2001 at Mount Frost campground, two hours away from the scene of the crime. Mr. Geller has given a statement that Mr. Ewing was with him the entire evening until they returned to Mr. Ewing’s apartment around 2a.m. the morning of September 1, 2001. Mr. Ewing and Mr. Geller’s statements match that there was a storm the evening of August 31, and the temperature dropped, prompting them…show more content…
Both will be somewhat detrimental to the case. Per Ms. Spy’s statement, she saw Sarah Ewing get murdered by her husband, although she has to wear glasses to see far distances, and she later in the statement admits that she only saw the silhouettes of two people that appeared to be wrestling. Mr. Nosey says in his statement that he heard arguing, and saw a man running down the stairs that looked like John Ewing. He was, however, recovering from knee surgery at the time, and had to maneuver on crutches from his master bedroom to his front door to see this man, and later in his statement admits that he could not see him well. In conclusion, John Ewing did not kill his wife. Per the charge against him, “No person shall purposefully, and with prior calculation & design, cause the death of another.” None of the facts given can prove any of this against Mr. Ewing. He has an alibi for the evening of the murder. There are other unidentified fingerprints on the gun. There is another person with a motive to kill Sarah Ewing. Enough reasonable doubt exists that Mr. Ewing should be acquitted at trial. He should plead not guilty of the charges against

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