Who Is To Blame For Johnny Cade's Murder

The first reason why Johnny Cade is guilty of murder is because he carried a switchblade with him to kill the next person who jumped him. Ponyboy says, “Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade. He’d use it, too, if he ever got jumped again . . . He would kill the next person who jumped him” (Hinton 34). This shows

It was a dark night in the park as Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis sat there, but then they heard the sound of the blue mustang and they got worried. In the book “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton Johnny Cade killed a soc in the park to help save Ponyboy. I do not think Johnny Cade should be found guilty of Manslaughter. Firstly, Johnny Cade should not be found guilty because he was protecting Ponyboy Curtis. When Ponyboy Curtis woke up after being shoved underwater in the fountain Johnny was pale and he looked shocked.

Johnny Cade should not be convicted for murder because it was all out of self-defense. Ponyboy and Johnny were at the park when it happened. A blue Mustang full of Socs started to circle them because Ponyboy and Johnny picked up their girls at the movies. Bob got out of the car and Johnny seen the rings he was wearing were the same ring Bob had on when he jumped Johnny. Bob then told David to give Ponyboy a bath. By that he mean put Ponyboy's head into the fountain. Johnny got his switchblade and started to go to David to make him let go of Ponyboy. David let go of Ponyboy and ran. Bob started to ran after Johnny. Johnny stabbed Bob to save Ponyboy and himself. Therefore, Johnny is innocent and should not be convicted for murder. The prosecution

Johnny Cade did not kill unlawfully and also he can’t apply for a minor committing the crime because he’s 16, one year over the limit. According to Oklahoma law, first-degree murder is a person “unlawfully and with malice aforethought causes the death of another human being.” It is also not manslaughter because it is not a homicide committed without a design to effect death and in the heat of passion, but in a cruel and unusual manner, or by means of a dangerous weapon. Johnny did not have time to think and had to stab Bob to save Ponyboy’s life. Ponyboy was being drowned and to save him, Johnny had to commit the act of homicide. It lists that it was a justifiable homicide because it means that homicide is legal when committed in the lawful

All of the following reasons show how Johnny Cade is innocent of Bob's death. The following paragraphs will show more reasons and evidence as to why Johnny Cade is innocent. When it comes to Bob’s death, some people may think that Johnny Cade is guilty. This can be due to the fact that Johnny stabbed Bob from behind and didn't expect it. However, this claim is invalid because Johnny Cade is really innocent.

It is almost impossible for justice to be served when the trail was a mess. There was a 12 hour police interrogation of Jessie Misskelley. He is intellectually disabled, causing him to give a false confession. The police should have known the psychology of false confession and shouldn't have interrogated Mr. Misskelley for 12 hours. The sentences were based on hearsay testimony of witnesses who heard the boys talk about the murders: “...the defendant had been motivated as members of a satanic cult” (Robertson 4). Hearsay doesn't prove anything in the court of law. The jury is supposed to know nothing about the case; but of course one juror already had his mind set on his conviction. This juror

While it is easy to assume that Johnny is guilty of manslaughter, this argument overlooks countless pieces of evidence. While Johnny

Johnny is not justified in what he did and is guilty because he had the intent to kill. Ponyboy talks about Johnny and the previous attack by saying, “He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body…” (Hinton 34). This shows that Johnny was changed by the previous

Johnny killed Bob to save Ponyboy from drowning.  When Ponyboy and Johnny were in the lot, they fell asleep. Johnny had to wake Ponyboy up. When Ponyboy got home, he hoped that Darry was in bed, but he wasn’t. Ponyboy went into his house, and Darry got up from sitting in the chair, and he started yelling at Ponyboy. He said, where have you been? It's almost 2 am in the morning. When Soda-pop woke up he told Darry to stop yelling. Darry yelled at Soda and told him to stop. Then, Ponyboy yelled at Darry to stop yelling at Soda like that. When Ponyboy said that, Darry hit him(pg 49,50 ch.3). After Darry hit him, Ponyboy ran away from his house and met Johnny at the lot. They took a walk to the park. Ponyboy said before Mom and Dad died we got along fine, but now he just can’t stand me (pg 51 ch3). Then they saw a blue mustang circling the park. 5 Socs got out of the car, and they were coming towards Pony and Johnny,  the

Early in the book Johnny shows that he is shy. But also brave and not scared to stick up for his friends. The Socs jumped Johnny and Ponyboy. They started to drown Ponyboy. Johnny defended him by stabbing Bob. Later, Pony discussed with Johnny, “You really killed him, huh Johnny?’ ‘Yeah.’ his voice quavered slightly. ‘I had to they were drowning

First of all, Johnny was justified in killing Bob. It was in self-defense, the Socs beat up Johnny before traumatizing him, and the only reason why Johnny had his switchblade was because of the same Socs who tried to kill Ponyboy. “The Socs caught my arm and twisted it behind my back, and shoved my face into the

All evidence is against the boy and a guilty verdict would send him to die in

“Then I saw Johnny. ‘I killed him,’ he said slowly. ‘I killed that boy.’ Bob, the handsome Soc, was lying there in the moonlight, doubled up and still.”(PDF 49). This quote supports the opinion that this is wrong because Johnny is admitting that he killed Bob the soc, without saying it is out of self defence or any other reason. He is admitting to a crime he was said to have committed. This quote proves that he is guilty for murdering Bob the soc. However, though this may be true, Johnny is innocent from the crime of murdering Bob because he was protecting his 3rd party. “I fought again desperately but only sucked in water. I'm drowning, I thought, they've gone too far... A red haze filled my mind and I slowly relaxed. The next thing I knew I was lying on the pavement beside the fountain…‘I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you.’ ”(PDF 49+50). This provides support that Johnny is innocent because it shows how Ponyboy was drowning and was in the moment of dying. It didn’t leave Johnny an option but to help Ponyboy. If he hadn’t helped him, Ponyboy would have died and Johnny would have to fight against all of the socs attacking

Claim: However, Johnny still can be considered innocent of murder because he killed Bob out of self defense, he had to defend Ponyboy, and the Socs were the ones who provoked the fight.

One piece of evidence that proves the boy’s innocence is the height of the father. This takes an effect on the evidence against the boy because he is 6 inches shorter than his father was. So it would have been harder for the boy to stab the dad it would of taking