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    Tom Robinson Found Guilty For Rape Tom Robinson‚ a Negro man‚ was accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a 19 year old and the daughter of Bob Ewell. The court case took place at the Maycomb County courthouse‚ and a huge crowd of people‚ both white and blacks came to watch the trial. The prosecutor was Mr. Gilmer and the defending lawyer was Atticus Finch. The case was directed by Judge Taylor. The result of the trail ended in favor of the pretender‚ the Ewell family. The crime took place on the evening

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    looking at the differences in society. The Tom Robinson trial is an important asset in To Kill a Mockingbird which emphasizes the racial injustices in court. Atticus Finch is a lawyer in Maycomb county and the father of the lead protagonist‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Atticus agreed to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused

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    story‚ to kill a Mockingbird‚ a man named Tom Robinson who is Accused of being guilty during the trial. Many characters could be picked in the story‚ to kill a Mockingbird‚ but Tom Robinson stood out the most to me. Tom Robinson was born in Maycomb‚ Alabama in 1935‚ he was 25 years old before death. I am going to explain how Tom Robinson acts as a mocking bird and why he deserves to be the mockingbird of the story. In the trial of Tom Robinson. There’s a quote that stands out in the case

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    poverty and ignorance also neglect by her father Bob Ewell this is linked to the theme of moral education. She appears to be very childlike‚ shy and unconfident. She dresses very plain and she has long dark brown hair. The reason why she claims that Tom Robertson raped her is because she could have never admitted to liking a black man‚ the idea that she

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    In this weeks issue of The Maycomb weekly‚ our main story is of Tom Robinson’s trial case. the main story Many people gathered in the courtroom in a hot Macomb county courtroom to watch Atticus finch defend a black man‚ “Tom Robinson” in a white versus black rape case. The attendees of the case included many black and white men from around Macomb County‚ and surprisingly even some children attended the rape case. When both the defendant and prosecutor were called to the stand‚ they told completely

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    book is the trial of Tom Robinson. He was accused of rape by Mayella Ewell and was found guilty. The testimonies everyone had evidence that Tom was innocent‚ but a jury of all white people did not favor a Black over a White. In this journal I will be predicting and evaluating. Predict: I think Tom will be innocent G- I predict that Tom will be innocent Y- Mr.Ewell might have beat up Mayella R- The person who attacked her was left-handed R- Mr.Ewell did not call a doctor Y- Tom is too kind

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    Tomorrow is trial for Tom Robinson. He is accused of the rape of Mayella Ewell‚ a white‚ nineteen year old girl. Although I am extremely nervous for the pending verdict‚ my evidence may change Tom’s fate. I can’t help fearing the worst things that can happen during and after this case. My mind is running with thoughts like‚ what will be the final verdict‚ will this trial be fair and lastly‚ how will my dearest children react? Fingers crossed my evidence will bring my client to justice. My thoughts

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    Tom Robinson was accused for raping a young women named Mayella Ewell on May 18. Mayella Ewell is the oldest of 8 sibling in her family‚ she is motherless and takes care of the smaller children while she works around her father’s house. The whole court house was filled with white families sitting on the bottom rows of cowhide-bottomed chairs while the blacks had to stay in the balcony. The trial started with Mr. Heck Tate in the witness stand‚ on the left of him was Judge Taylor. Mr. Tate described

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    Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury‚ we are all gathered here today for the case of Tom Robinson and the accused rape of Mayella Ewell. First off‚ I would like to thank the jury for taking time out of the day to come and hear this case. I am here today to prove that my client Tom Robinson is not guilty for five reason main reasons. Tom had no ability to strangle a Mayella with two hands. The man that attacked Mayella Ewell was left-handed. Mr. Ewell never called a doctor‚ showing he didn’t care about

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    you as a person‚ defending a person. A person that I believe to be innocent. Tom Robinson would pass Mayella Ewells house on his way to the fields everyday‚ to help her out with things around the house. This dose not make him guilty. Tom is a good man. He would never hurt a fly. In fact his owner made a statement that "hes never caused a speck of trouble." My first point of evidence has to do with DNA and blood. Tom Robinson has type AB blood‚ which was not found at the scene. Mr. Ewell has type O blood

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