The book Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption, written by Bryan Stevenson, will be discussed within this five page essay. The essay its self will be broken up into 2 main sections: a thorough summary of the Stevenson’s book – Just Mercy, and a quick overview of my thoughts of the book. Just Mercy begins with a phone call Bryan Stevenson receives from Judge Robert. E Lee Key, in which Judge Lee Key warns Stevenson not to accept the Walter McMillian case – a case assigned to him by a legal aid project for the growing number of unrepresented death row inmates within Alabama, which Stevenson is trying to help found. In his reasoning, Judge Key claims Mr. McMillan is “one of the biggest drug dealers in all of South Alabama” and a part
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With public pressure to close the case increasing, the police arrest Walter in June 1987. After ignoring Walter’s side of the story and his many alibies, investigators allegedly offered an early release to Bill Hooks, a jailed black man, if he could validate Myer’s story by placing Walter’s truck at the cleaners. With Bill Hooks agreement and testimony, the police prosecute Walter for the murder of Ronda Morrison much to the “joy and relief” of the white community. Though Walter originally believed that the investigators would soon realize their mistake and let him free, as time passes Walter’s distress increases. Even with the help of two civil rights attorneys and fellow death row inmates, Walter is still confined to Holman jail. Myers withdraws his statement and refuses to testify, postponing Walter’s trial, before Myers states that he “sees no other way out of the situation he has created” and he agrees to testify against Walter. With several people, including some Walter McMillian had never before seen previously, the all white jury pronounces Walter …show more content…
While I am not a fast reader, I am thus far enjoying Bryan Stevenson’s book Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption so much that I am considerably faster than I would an average book of leisure, and especially one paired with an assignment. The stories within seem almost fictional in how unbelievably un-just these cases are. The fact that it is all true stories, written by someone that, for the most part, was there through the whole thing, makes it very sad read, but also very fascinating. I cannot wait to continue to read Just
With public pressure to close the case increasing, the police arrest Walter in June 1987. After ignoring Walter’s side of the story and his many alibies, investigators allegedly offered an early release to Bill Hooks, a jailed black man, if he could validate Myer’s story by placing Walter’s truck at the cleaners. With Bill Hooks agreement and testimony, the police prosecute Walter for the murder of Ronda Morrison much to the “joy and relief” of the white community. Though Walter originally believed that the investigators would soon realize their mistake and let him free, as time passes Walter’s distress increases. Even with the help of two civil rights attorneys and fellow death row inmates, Walter is still confined to Holman jail. Myers withdraws his statement and refuses to testify, postponing Walter’s trial, before Myers states that he “sees no other way out of the situation he has created” and he agrees to testify against Walter. With several people, including some Walter McMillian had never before seen previously, the all white jury pronounces Walter …show more content…
While I am not a fast reader, I am thus far enjoying Bryan Stevenson’s book Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption so much that I am considerably faster than I would an average book of leisure, and especially one paired with an assignment. The stories within seem almost fictional in how unbelievably un-just these cases are. The fact that it is all true stories, written by someone that, for the most part, was there through the whole thing, makes it very sad read, but also very fascinating. I cannot wait to continue to read Just