Can someone help me?

[say_what]

Hello, I am doing a mock trial at school. I have to prove that a man is guilty of possessing a firing arm as well as pointing it at someone. Here is the link for a background of the case. http://www.ojen.ca/sites/ojen.ca/fil...l_Wilson_0.pdf
I want to say that;
1) He had the intent to clean the weapon before the cops came to the crime scene
2) He was seen by a witness with the gun
3) He laughed when his friends pointed the gun at the neighbor
4) When the neighbor confronted him about the loud music, he threatened to have his family removed from the complex. So there is a great chance he pointed the gun at the neighbor
I want tell know if my points are good enough to build off of that. I also want to mention that the accused was illegally drinking alcohol during the party, and since he already committed a crime by consuming alcohol under aged, there is a great chance that he pointed the gun at one of the witness a well as possessed the gun. If the defense says that him consuming alcohol is not relevant, what can I say to counter that? Thanks to anyone who posted!

[say_what]

If anyone who wants specifics for the case to help me, just read the "what happened" section, its n. I wont post for respoce till the night because I have to do some personal stuff. Thanks again, your help was greatly appreciated.

[Fijiandoce]

wow.......you're trying to find this guy guilty????
you got the wrong end of the stick!
thats really hard!
i assume Canada laws are similar to US laws with regard to firearms?

[The Black Wolf]

Is this for high school or college?

[keefy]

wow.......you're trying to find this guy guilty????
you got the wrong end of the stick!
thats really hard!
i assume Canada laws are similar to US laws with regard to firearms?

I take it he is the prosecution and thats what the prosecution does.

But if strugling to find reasons or evidence to support the accused being guilty then there is no case to answer

[Fijiandoce]

i failed here, feel free to read for laughs

so i read the whole thing through...no one's seen him with a gun.

one of the young people pulled out a gun and pointed it at your face. thenother guns were pulled out by other youth. You are sure that you saw Joe
with a gun.

frankly, mike is a normal guy. seeing one guy with a gun would cause him to panic. this would hinder his judgement. anything he says about this singular point is inadmissible. whats more many hands in a small door way make it hard to determine their origin

Edit: Joe Wilson is the accused.....my bad.

so essentially, it sounds as if this group of 'Unknown' people gave joe a gun. joe who had never held a gun before, hasn't got a criminal record, and has shady friends.

clearly one of his shady friends brought along some extras to the party, this being the group of unknowns, and one of these guys handed joe a gun to which he may or may not have discharged in surprise.

finding him innocent is easy (as i so gloriously failed), finding him guilty is....difficult. the mock doesn't make it easy either. its quite strict with its guidelines.
peer pressure, Joe has no history with the police. whilst all the guys at his party supposedly do. he admits getting the gun after everyone else held up theirs. under aged drunk teen.....under aged drunk host being belittled at his front door! he probably wanted to be "in with the crowd"
i don't know Canada's laws though......so im swing at air here. i cant add to your points, but general law of court house. hit them with as much as you can (this is where the aforementioned guidelines come in and make it hard)

[Funeralfog]

in the U.S. the mother would take the rap for the firearm, and the underage party. now since it was at his place, he should be in charge for the loud noise, party and even his friends screwing around with the guns. i'm not familiar with canadian law so sorry there

[Fijiandoce]

HOW CAN YOU WIN WHEN THE GUIDELINE SAYS "Stick to the script." !!!!!!
i don't get it.

i don't know if you can use them but:
Section 63 (1)(2) of the Criminal Code
Section 86 (1) of the Criminal Code
Section 244 (1) of the Criminal Code

i can't find anywhere (implied or otherwise) him[joe] saying what he did with the gun after "trying" to give it back. and the guidelines seemingly forbid you from digging into all the holes in the story. i hate restrictions!

[say_what]

Thanks for your help guys. Ill try my best in the mock trial. Your help was greatly appreciated.