Answer TWO of the following FIVE questions (4-5 sentences for each answer):
a) Did Leopold & Loeb deserve capital punishment? Why or why not?
b) Our reading says that Loeb wanted to commit the "perfect crime." What is the "perfect crime?"
c) Do you think Darrow really believed in his closing argument or was he just twisting words to save his clients from the death penalty?
d) How do you imagine the public reacted to the verdict?
e) Does this story shed any light on the motivations hidden in the heart of someone who murders an innocent person?
a) Did Leopold & Loeb deserve capital punishment? Why or why not?
b) Our reading says that Loeb wanted to commit the "perfect crime." What is the "perfect crime?"
c) Do you think Darrow really believed in his closing argument or was he just twisting words to save his clients from the death penalty?
d) How do you imagine the public reacted to the verdict?
e) Does this story shed any light on the motivations hidden in the heart of someone who murders an innocent person?