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incarcerated nearly 6 times as often as whites according to NAACP. Sometimes they are falsely accused or they have an unfair trial. In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and the movie 12 Angry Men, defendants are wrongly accused and are given unjust trials. In To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men, both trials were heavily influenced by prejudice. In To kill a Mockingbird a black man was charged with raping a white women. The man’s name was Tom Robinson. All the evidence pointed to him being

Racial Bias in the Jury System “Justice is the opposite of arbitrariness. It requires that where two cases are relevantly alike, they should be treated in the same way.”- Justinian (Miller, 1.3). A study conducted by the National Registry of Exonerations found that African Americans are falsely convicted of murder up to seven times more than that of Caucasian Americans (Gross, p.4). Statistics such as the one stated above expose the U.S Justice System for the racist system it is. One solution to

“It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd. ‘It ain’t right,’ he muttered”... The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is about the point of view of a 6-year old little girl named Scout (Jean Louise Finch). She watches sorrowful events unfold with her brother Jem as her father, Atticus Finch, tries to prove Tom Robinson, a black man, innocent of an unjustified case of rape. Lee uses strong characterization and clear, thorough

county. During this case, Atticus, a white man, was chosen to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was accused of raping and abusing a white female, Mayella Ewell. In the 1960s, southern life was divided between colored and non colored people. Those who had white skin, received more privileges than those with dark skin. Atticus’ challenge was to convince the jury and a white judge that Tom Robinson was not pleaded guilty. Citizens of Maycomb all ended up choosing that Tom Robinson was

“We know all men are not created equal in the sense some people would have us believe...some people have more opportunity because they’re born with it”(Lee 274). This phrase shows Atticus’ opinion about society and the luck some people are born with. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee contains some similarities with the Scottsboro boys case in which a few black men are accused of something that they didn’t do in the early 1900’s and are taken to trial in which it results into unexpected

Mr. Finch was well aware the jury wanted to convict Tom Robinson from the start. So Mr. Finch developed a plan to persuade the jury using Aristotle three models of rhetoric: Logos, pathos, and Ethos. Mr. Finch would repeatedly use Logos an appeal to logic to make it clear how all evidence pointed away from Mr. Robinson. Atticus understood how irrational the jury when it came to Negros. So he used pathos appeal, to develop a connection between Mr. Robinson and the jury. For this to work to work the

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee corresponds with the narrow-mindedness of many people during this time period. Due to this prejudice, a fair trial would be unlikely between a white and a black man. In the novel, Tom Robinson was presumed guilty because of his race and did not receive a fair trial because the jury had formed adverse opinions of him prior to the presentation of any evidence. Prejudice is “an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge”

The courthouse was crowded, all seats were taken and many were standing in the back. It was silent, no one spoke, not even a baby cried out. There was the Judge sitting in the front of the room, the defendant, the solicitor, and the jury. I was a member of the jury that day. Everyone knew the truth, the defendant was innocent, and the evidence that was established was supportive and clear. The jury’s decision however, was not based on evidence, but on race. A jury is supposed to put their beliefs

to convince the jury that Tom Robinson did not commit the crime of raping a white woman. Throughout the closing argument atticus slips in his opinion of the matter. Atticus shows that the case should have never come to court ¨To begin with, this case should have never have come to trial. This case is a simple as black and white” this quote shows that Atticus thinks that the case is so simple, it doesn’t need to have come to trial. Atticus shows that he thinks that the way the whites treat the blacks

county. During this case, Atticus, a white man, was chosen to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was accused of raping and abusing a white female, Mayella Ewell. In the 1960s, southern life was divided between colored and non colored people. Atticus’ challenge was to convince the white jury and a white judge that Tom Robinson was shall not be pleaded guilty. This challenge was difficult to complete, hence why Atticus was unable to convince the jury even though he put up a good fight