Should Steve Harmon, who is 16, and on trial for felony murder be released from prison? The answer is a resounding no. To further examine that Steve Harmon from Walter Dean Myer's book, Monster needs to be found guilty the following reasons should be thoroughly investigated. First his contradictoriness in his testimony and in his journal entries, and second his honest thoughts and opinions about himself.

The journal entries that Steve Harmon records, and his testimony in court, both show that he is guilty of felony murder. When Steve was reflecting on his whereabouts on December 22nd he proclaimed, "I can see me at that moment, just when Mr. Nesbitt knew he was going to die, walking down the street trying to make my mind a blank screen (128)." This contradicts his earlier alibi when he said he was "taking mental notes for his film project", if he was taking...