{"product_id":"one-cut-9781481481328","title":"One Cut","description":"\u003cb\u003eReal stories. Real teens. Real crimes. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA backyard brawl turned media circus filled with gang accusations turns a small, quiet town upside down in this second book in the new Simon True series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 22, 1995 at 7 p.m. sixteen-year-old Jimmy Farris and seventeen-year-old Mike McLoren were working out outside Mike's backyard fort. Four boys hopped the fence, and a fight broke out inside the dark fort made of two-by-four planks and tarps. Within minutes, both Mike and Jimmy had been stabbed. Jimmy died a short time later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile neighbors knew that the fort was a local hangout where drugs were available, the prosecution depicted the four defendants as gang members, and the crime as gang related. The accusations created a media circus, and added fuel to the growing belief that this affluent, safe, all-white neighborhood was in danger of a full-blown gang war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour boys stood trial. All four boys faced life sentences. Why? Because of California's Felony Murder Rule. The law states that \"a death is considered first degree murder when it is commissioned during one of the following felonies: Arson, Rape, Carjacking, Robbery, Burglary, Mayhem, Kidnapping.\" In other words, if you--or somebody you are with--intends to commit a felony, and somebody accidentally dies in the process, all parties can be tried and convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life without parole, even if nobody had any intention of committing a murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat really happened that day? Was it a case of robbery gone wrong? Gang activity? Or was it something else?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481481328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 177 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eve Porinchak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378330304693,"sku":"9781481481328","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9f7d8e5a-f607-45a9-9303-82fed8269e4f.jpg?v=1701752766","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-cut-9781481481328","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}