... than the District Attorney Phoenix and his assistant Robert Morris. Robinson's lawyers outmatched the prosecution, and were much more influential towards the jury. Finally, Judge Edwards took an hour to instruct the jury and virtually led them to acquit. Edwards told the jury "they had to weigh the character of the witnesses-and then he told them how much those characters weighed ... ." Edwards was illustrating to the jury the importance of social classes and the value of credibility allotted to each class. Cohen and McLaurin each illustrate the impact of race or gender ... like murder...

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• Grade Level: High School

... in New York City. Robinson was from a well off family. He acquired a very good defense team. His main attorney was Ogden Hoffman. The judge of the case was Judge Ogden Edwards. They shared the same name and were distantly related. This would make the trial unfair because the judge could be assumed partial to his relative. This case was far from ... ...

• Word Count: 1671
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... brought upon by the free choice of the person committing the crime. There are two main forms of the idea of guilt; moral guilt and legal or quasi-legal guilt(Edwards,395). If one commits a crime, they are morally and legally at fault, which would follow with some form of punishment. When someone squashes a bug in their house but they feel ... ...

• Word Count: 1479
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... brought upon by the free choice of the person committing the crime. There are two main forms of the idea of guilt; moral guilt and legal or quasi-legal guilt(Edwards,395). If one commits a crime, they are morally and legally at fault, which would follow with some form of punishment. When someone squashes a bug in their house but they feel ... ...

• Word Count: 1479
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School