ɡˈeɪts sˈɛntɹəl ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə wˈɛðɚ ðɪ ɔːlɹˌɛdimˈɔːɹɾəliwˈuːndᵻd pəɹˈæltə kˌʊdɐv ɪntˈɛnʃənəli ɹˈiːtʃt fɚðə ɡɹənˈeɪd, ʃˈiːldɪŋ hɪz fˈɛloʊ mɚɹˈiːnz fɹʌmðə blˈæst.
Gates' central argument related to whether the already-mortally-wounded Peralta could have intentionally reached for the grenade, shielding his fellow Marines from the blast.