Scottsboro Trial Case Study

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In the report on the Scottsboro trials case, that Miss Hollace Ransdall’s created, there was an unfair trial with an unfair result, both of which were not fair to the negroes. Firstly, the two girls stated that they spent the night at Mrs. Brochie’s house. However, in the investigation failed to discover Miss Brochie or the house that she lived in. This is irrelevant to the story but it does immediately give Victoria a reputation. It tells the judge right from the beginning, that there is a very great chance she is a liar. When you already have a reputation, it makes it harder to believe anything else that Victoria says. Secondly, Victoria also said that there were twelve negroes, however the negroes stated that there were actually 15 of them.

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