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but it was not because he wanted to.
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It was because they were the only family that he'd ever known.
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Ladies and gentlemen, instead of pushing this young man further away,
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let's do what every loving parent would do.
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Let's help.
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I urge you to impose probation and community service
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in lieu of jail time.
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Let's--let's stretch out our hands, as it were,
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and help this young man to his feet.
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Defense rests.
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The jurors can retire to the jury room and begin deliberating.
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Court is adjourned.