Sam Seaside

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Strengths
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Weaknesses
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Key Points for the Prosecution

 * Had knowledge of fingerprinting techniques (possibly altered crime scene)
 * Sam thought Nicki was out of control senior year
 * Sam's story is very inconsistent
 * Sam blames Nicki for a lot of the trouble he is in.
 * Sam overreacts to Nicki talking about plagiarism and having keys tossed to him (overreactive personality).
 * Sam started the argument with NIcki by mocking her dad.
 * No blood from punch (blood came from other source).
 * Sam wasn't in the right state of mind to remember anything clearly in his after prom party.

Key Points for the Defense

 * Knows a lot about crime (wouldn't have been so sloppy).
 * Best friends.
 * Their fights weren't really serious (Devon is uptight).
 * Jo still liked Nicki more than a friend.
 * Didn't want to ride with Nicki to Roni's party.
 * Taking college thing seriously/why would he throw everything away?
 * Grandmother won't pay for college if he is in trouble
 * Nicki had been talking about backpacking in Europe or California and had been talking about doing it together
 * Jo hit Nicki in the face and Nicki was holding his mouth (possibly got blood on his shirt there).
 * Didn't drink at the party.
 * Worried about getting home on time.
 * Nicki and Jo were fighting and Nicki was being agressive in her statements to Jo (possibly triggering jo's anger).
 * Nicki and Jo were still by the car when Sam left
 * Dad's revolver was missing from the last party.
 * A lot of people could have taken the revolver.
 * In complete shock that Nicki was missing.  Can't believe he is a suspect.
 * Nicki notorious for having nosebleeds and sinus trouble (source of blood on tshirt).
 * Jo joined army, stationed in the Middle East and he never mentioned those plans to anyone before.