Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil Analysis

The new D.A. Lawson wins his election even though he is an inexperienced lawyer, because Adler called on the votes of the people he has helped with his home renovations, the poor African Americans. Lawson’s election to D.A. proves to unfortunate for Williams. It is suggested but never proven that Adler influenced Lawson to attempt to convict Williams for murder instead of an expected lesser charge. Adlers influence and Lawson’s desperation to win also reveal themselves during the trials. While the evidence supports a claim that Williams created false evidence and dressed the crime scene to help support his claim of self-defense, Lawson and the police are guilty of mishandling evidence and then hiding the proof of the offense. The verdict is over turned three times because of prosecution misconduct. The police admit to perjury, evidence mishandling and an unsecure crime-scene. The defense proved than evidence was not secured or protected to ensure that it was not corrupted or lost. Williams’ defense proved misconduct three times and still the jury convicted Williams. Only after three mistrials was the case moved to Augusta, and a verdict of not guilty …show more content…
Berendt reports what he sees. Dozens of character passes through the field of Berendt’s view some clever rogues and a few mysterious strangers who reveal to be more strange than mysterious. Savannah a city removed from the world, filled with larger than life personalities that could only exist in Savannah. Desperate to protect the lifestyle they have constructed around themselves. Berendt’s story is about Savannah as both the character and the setting. The people presented are threads in a tapestry. Individual stories woven together to form the whole. More a series of anecdotes bound to one city than a traditional novel. The Story of Savannah is a story of individuals each seeking to protect the life they have