Just Mercy By Bryan Stevenson

“Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson, and he is also the main character of the book. Stevenson narrated the stories about law, justice, kindness, compassion, and love with his personal experience. Stevenson was born in a poor, racially segregated rural. He did not affected by the living environment, and he was positive and became a student at Harvard Law School. Stevenson was holding a determination to struggle for racial inequality and to be equitable and fair with one another. At the beginning of studying law, he was confused and has nothing to do with the knowledge he learned from the classes, and that was totally different with his expected. However, when he met the first prisoner, Henry, through an internship opportunity of SPDC, Stevenson was impressed by Henry 's words and deeds, and also Henry reshaped the his understand about humanity, forgiveness and hope. The meeting definitely changed his future as a lawyer. Stevenson realized that the originally studied at Law school was isolated from his life, but now he …show more content…
Even though he had had a warning phone call from a local Judge Robert E. Lee Key about Walter, and he still continues on it. Stevenson found out new evidences of innocence, even including the a significant evidence to defend Ralph Walter: Walter’s family was staying with him when Ronda Morrison was murdered. However, during the trial, nothing goes in Walter’s favor, and he was found guilty of murdering Ronda Morrison and sentenced to death. After Stevenson met Walter’s extended family, he got a new evidence from Darnell Houston, which proved Walter was innocent. Stevenson then met with the new Monroe County district attorney, Tom Chapman, who might be fairer and more sympathetic to people’s wrong; and Stevenson wanted to make a motion to reconsider the denial of a new trial for Walter. Whereas, the outcome was unsatisfactory. The court has denied the request despite Houston’s