Robert Edhouse Case Study

on the trial that Tom Robinson raped Mayella Ewell. He was simply blamed, because he

* The most influential individuals in the group were the juror who was very biased against the 18 year old boy, who’s trailed for murder. That juror discussed his thoughts in regards to a situation where

Pat McGuiness – lawyer, he was the leading lawyer representing Brenton, after the trial he did more

I am the Assistant Deputy In Charge of the high threat capital murder case of U.S. vs. Ricky Fackrell and Christopher Cramer currently underway in Beaumont, TX. Both defendants are federal inmates and members of the violent prison gang Soldiers of Aryan Culture. These defendants are accused of stabbing another inmate at least 68 times, inflicting mortal wounds to the victim. During the course of this trial, both inmates have made spontaneous outbursts during the trial and veiled threats towards prosecutors and prosecution witnesses. These defendants are considered extremely violent, as defendant Fackrell has an additional murder charge pending, where he is accused of stomping the head of another inmate, causing that inmate to enter a vegetative

3. Details about the verdict of this person. What was the verdict? What evidence was used in the trial? Any other interesting details you can find out about the trial. Include at least 1 photo related to the verdict.

When the judge, Bernard Kamins, who was Caucasian declared three of the four (also white) officers not guilty the public saw his decision very racist. The riots began in the evening after the judgment, and grew over the next two days, but they would continue for several days. Angry Los Angels residents went out to the streets to show their fury. “These people are angry and they have every right to be!” said a man to the news cameras during the destruction. Authorities failed miserably to control the people. As time went by the madness did not decrease but enlarged.

On June 7th, 1997 a man by the name of James Byrd Jr. was wrongfully murdered in Jasper, Texas. The three murderers acted out of their negative racial bias toward James Byrd Jr., two of the three murderers were sentenced to death and the third to life in prison. Their names were Shawn Allen Barry, Lawrence Russell Brewer, and John William King. Brewer and King were well known white supremacists in the area with tattoos depicting their beliefs and belonging to their hate groups. Barry was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement that he did not play as big of a role in the death, however he was the one who was driving so he too, should have been charged equally with the others.

On December 23, the court appointed new juries of men who felt the proceedings were too violent and they would use “another method” while conducting future trials.

Outside the courthouse in Newton, Georgia, in the early hours of January 30, 1943, Robert “Bobby” Hall was beaten unconscious by M. Claude Screws, Frank Edward Jones, and Jim Bob Kelley[1] while in their custody for the alleged theft of a tire;[2] Screws, Jones and Kelley were, respectively, Baker county sheriff, night policeman, and a civilian deputized specifically for the arrest.[3] Without ever recovering consciousness, Hall died as a result of a fractured skull shortly after his arrival at an Albany hospital that morning.[4] The NAACP and FBI investigated Hall’s death in the following months and federal charges were brought against Screws, Jones, and Kelley for violation

To properly understand the events a chronological descripcion of the litigation is to be provided.

In Decmeber 2015, four young, African American adults kidnapped and tortured an 18-year old mentally disabled, white male for five hours while broadcasting the attack on Facebook Live. The victim was tied up and his mouth was stuffed with a sock, which was sealed by tape. The attackers shouted “F-Donald Trump” and “F-white people,” while kicking, punching, and eventually cutting his forehead with a knife. The offenders also forced the victim to drink toilet water and kiss the floor. One of the attackers demanded $300 from the victim’s mother as a ransom before returning her child. The offenders were charged with a hate crime based on the victim’s mental disabilities and race, felony aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful restraint and aggravated

Secondly, no justice had been done to Bob Ewell and he got away with a false accusation and Bob basically for all practical purposes killed Tom Robinson. Overall what Arthur Radley had done was justifiable and far fairer than any court would be to Mr. Tom Robinson. (Fassett)

The outcome of the trial of Charles was unfairly determined due to the disdain with certain judicial proceedings and the trial altogether by nobility and members of the court. When the House of Commons began its assault on Charles, “it was widely argued... in the highest civilian and military

Ferguson’s attorneys, Ronald Kuby and William Kunstler, put together a defense based on “black rage.” Ferguson's defense argued that he was driven temporarily insane with black rage as a result of living in a white-dominated society, and as such could not be held criminally liable for his actions (Koenig, 2009).

Robert Soderbery was an enterprising entrepreneur who managed the public works department of a private business in Pittsburg, California. Pittsburg was known to have undergone a serious of identities over the years. Initially, Pittsburg was known to be an industrial city encompassed mostly of farms. Pittsburg essentially became a commercial ghost town during the ‘50s and it took recreating the city and building new developments to progress as a city. However, to every positive, there’s a negative. Although Pittsburg was progressing as a city, they were still struggling due to the 1978 tax initiative—Proposition 13—which affected many of Pittsburg’s revenue.