Forum Five – Inez
Great post Inez and thank you for your comments in my post. At first it is hard to believe the story of Powell v. Alabama or even Gideon. Hard to fathom so many people standing by and watching nine kids tried without at least some advantages the opposing side had in court. Or in Gideon, allowing an uneducated guy that could not defend himself go to prison for some missing liquor and change, is hard to believe. And in both cases, the letter of the law was followed but that actually shielded the injustices in both cases. In Powell v. Alabama (1932), A last minute out of state attorney went through the motions to defend the boys (Walker 2013, 542). Stephen R. Roddy from Tennessee represented the charged boys with little knowledge
Great post Inez and thank you for your comments in my post. At first it is hard to believe the story of Powell v. Alabama or even Gideon. Hard to fathom so many people standing by and watching nine kids tried without at least some advantages the opposing side had in court. Or in Gideon, allowing an uneducated guy that could not defend himself go to prison for some missing liquor and change, is hard to believe. And in both cases, the letter of the law was followed but that actually shielded the injustices in both cases. In Powell v. Alabama (1932), A last minute out of state attorney went through the motions to defend the boys (Walker 2013, 542). Stephen R. Roddy from Tennessee represented the charged boys with little knowledge