FOCUS: I believe the author is trying to portray to his audience his opinion of the Ziegler vs. Florida case, and that is that Ziegler is innocent. The way he tells the story is very interesting. He speaks in a non-bias way with all the facts, but he strongly hints his belief in Ziegler's innocence through detailed descriptions of evidence and faults in the case supporting Ziegler. This is the message the author is trying to get across to the reader.