May 2018

5/8/2018

Q1: How has the defendant's father being in jail affected him?

Q2: During the case, the defendant said he went up to the fourteen year old for drugs but the defendant said he did not know him and just assumed that he had drugs with him. Do you believe that he was telling the truth? Why or why not?

Q3: The defendant told us that he had tried to cook meth and his mother said she did not know. Do you believe that at this point the defendant was addicted to meth and was desperate for it or was he just trying to sell it?

16 Comments

Arthur Cerda

5/10/2018 12:17:05 pm

1. I think that he was affected by his father going to jail because they might have had a good bond and led him into doing meth.

2. I don't think he was telling the truth because he could just easily assume people just walking down the street does meth.

3. I think the defendent was addicted to meth because he mentioned he was tired of asking his friend for meth.

Karizma Reyes P.5 link

5/14/2018 07:12:39 am

Q1: I believe that the father being in jail has taken a bad toll on the defendant since he doesn’t have a father figure in his life and his mother is always working. It may have caused all this drug abuse.
Q2: I believe the defendant didn’t know the kid and maybe someone could have just pointed the kid in the direction of the park to get drugs like “if you’re looking for stuff there’s a guy at this location in this park.”
Q3: I believe the defendant began to lose patience for waiting to get his meth from his friend so tried his last resort which is cooking it. So yes the defendant was probably already feeling withdrawals.

Dulce Munguia

5/15/2018 10:15:26 pm

Q1: The defendant's father being in jail has affected him in many ways. Some of the ways we heard during the case would be the fact that his grades began to drop in the third grade, right after his father went to jail. It has also affected him because his mother is currently working two jobs and it seemed as if she did not have time to actually spend time with her kids.
Q2: I don't believe the defendant was telling the truth when he said he just "assumed" that the 14-year-old was a drug dealer. I think it might have been possible that the defendant saw this kid smoking and that was when he thought about asking him for it, or maybe one of the defendant's friend knew the 14-year-old.
Q3: I don't believe that the defendant was trying to cook meth so he can use it, I think it was just to sell it. The defendant might have wanted to help at home with money or probably felt embarrassed to ask his mom for money and thought he should try to make his own.

sarina llamas

5/16/2018 10:54:34 pm

Q1: i think him not having his father in his life affected him a lot and since there was no other males in the house he thought he could get away with anything.
Q2: i don't believe he was telling the truth because you don't just go up to someone assuming they sell drugs, i think one of his friends or something told him who to go to, to get drugs.
Q3: i think he was addicted because he's done it multiple times and his mom and friends would give him money so there was no reason for him to sell it to get money.

Jazlyn Velasquez

5/17/2018 09:14:08 am

1- The defendants father being in jail affected him because after his he went to the jail the defendant started acting out and also the reason his father went to jail may have affected his actions.

2- I do not believe that the defendant was telling the truth because you can't just assume someone has drugs. He either knew the 14 year old or one of his friends knew the 14 year old.

3- I believe that the defendant was already addicted because why would he risk getting caught just so he can sell it? He was in desperate need of the meth so he took matter into his own hands.

Jacob Palacio

5/17/2018 12:00:09 pm

I feel the defendants father has effected his grades and school behavior ever since his father was put in jail.
I feel the defendant was involved with a gang and this is where he met the 14 year old and got the meth.
I believe the defendant tried to cook meth because he didn't want to buy it from anyone anymore and i think he wanted to sell as well.

Bryan Patiño

5/17/2018 12:13:59 pm

Q-1
The defendants father being in jail affected him drastically because he doesn’t have someone to tell him right from wrong. He is barley beginning to find himself transitioning from a child to a teenager.
Q-2
I believe the defendant was telling the truth because he was so desperate to find it anywhere so he can use it.
Q-3
I do believe the defendant was addicted by this point because he was trying to cook it on his own and maybe he also wanted to make money out of it.

Monica Aguirre

5/18/2018 08:16:47 am

1.) The defendant's father may have greatly affected him. Not having a good father figure to lead him into the right path may be a cause for his wrong actions. As soon as having his father in jail he might have he wrong mind set that being in jail may not be a wrong thing.
2.) I feel like the defendant did know the fourteen year old sold drugs. One does not just assume another person carries drugs. He may have heard from someone else that the fourteen year old had drugs but he knew.
3.) I feel the defendant was desperate for meth at this point. If he went through the whole process of attempting to cook it it means he was addicted to get a hold of this drug.

Janae

5/18/2018 10:22:17 am

It seems as if the defendant’s father going to jail played a part in his school performance declining. He stated before his father went to jail that he had decent grades. As far as the 14 year old giving him drugs, I believe that maybe the 14 year old had offered to sell him the drugs or maybe a friend of the defendant had recommended him if they have purchased drugs from this boy before. It is most likely that after the amount of times the defendant smoked meth, that he was probably addicted to it.

Richard Lopez

5/18/2018 11:12:25 am

1) it really struck his life and it could’ve lead him to depression
2) I don’t think he was completely saying what he was trying to say
3) I believe that he might’ve been addicted to it but I strongly believe he was desperate to sell it to make money.

Hugo

5/18/2018 01:03:38 pm

1. The defendants father being in Jail affected him because He does not have any sort of connection with his mother.

2. I do not believe that he was telling the truth because he seemed off. He might have gotten the drugs from someone he knew.

3. I believe that the mother did not know that he was cooking meth. She was very clueless, also she did not speak English very well. I feel like the mother is no longer mentally there after what happened with her husband. The defendant was addicted to Meth because you would have to be pretty desperate to cook it.

Anahi

5/25/2018 07:59:25 pm

The defendant being in jail would have impacted him in the sense that he, at a young age , would be surrounded by negative influence. I do not believe he just went up to someone and looked like the kind of person to have drugs.

Sofia Olivares P.5

5/29/2018 01:41:17 pm

Question 1: Him not having his father in his life has affected his life greatly in ways where he's missing a role model to guide him to success.

Question 2: I do believe the defendant was lying on this portion of the trial simply because you do not just go up to a random individual and ask for drugs just because of how they look. I believe he knew this guy somehow someway, or someone maybe introduced him to the dealer.

Question 3: I do believe his mother was clueless towards the meth cooking in their house. She seemed as if she wouldn't know about the information on drugs let alone their signs. I strongly feel that not only was he cooking the meth on his own for his own personal use but also to sell it since his mother does not give him any kind of allowance. He is a full on addict, he needs help.

Luis Ramos

5/29/2018 02:02:36 pm

I believe that the father in jail did affect the student because ever since he got locked up the student’s grades dropped.
I do not believe the kid, it seemed like he already knew the guy and had gotten drugs from him before.
I believe the kid was desperate because he was already using meth so that meant he wanted to do more with it and he wanted to experience the adrenaline of how it was to cook meth.

Christopher mejia

5/30/2018 06:41:50 am

1. I think that he was affected by his father going to jail because they might have had a good bond and led him into doing meth.

2. I do not believe that he was telling the truth because he seemed off. He might have gotten the drugs from someone he knew.

3.I feel the defendant was desperate for meth at this point. If he went through the whole process of attempting to cook it it means he was addicted to get a hold of this drug.

Paola

6/1/2018 02:08:37 pm

Q1. The fathers absence of being in jail have affected the boy, because the boy didn’t really have a father figure. Also according to some evidence, the father was in jail for harrasment, that can include that there were more problems among the father.
Q2. I don’t think the boy was telling the truth, because he kept changing the story. Also he then said that it was his own will to have done what he did.
Q3. I defiantly think that the defendant was addicted by the point, and I guess that since he didn’t have money to buy the meth, then he decided to cook it. At this point the kid is an addict.

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