Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Faculty Works

2008

Trials

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Law

Without Fear Or Favor: Judge James Edwin Horton And The Trial Of The 'Scottsboro Boys', Douglas O. Linder Jan 2008

Without Fear Or Favor: Judge James Edwin Horton And The Trial Of The 'Scottsboro Boys', Douglas O. Linder

Faculty Works

One evening, Circuit Judge James Horton, Jr. was having dinner with his family in his antebellum home in central Athens, Alabama; Limestone's county seat. Dinners in the Horton household were an opportunity to discuss events of the day. In early March of 1933, there were plenty of events to discuss. The ringing of their party line phone interrupted the Horton family dinner. The judge excused himself from the table. When he returned a few minutes later, he looked grim. The retrial of the Scottsboro Boys had been transferred to Decatur in neighboring Morgan County. He was to be the presiding …


Melting Hearts Of Stone: Clarence Darrow And The Sweet Trials, Douglas O. Linder Jan 2008

Melting Hearts Of Stone: Clarence Darrow And The Sweet Trials, Douglas O. Linder

Faculty Works

Detroit seemed to Dr. Ossian Sweet a good place to launch a medical practice in 1921. Ossian Sweet understood racial violence all too well. Growing up in Orlando, Ossian had witnessed a large crowd of whites running a black boy down a dusty road. Seeing racial hatred in its ugliest forms instilled in Sweet a deep race consciousness and determination not to let bigotry prevent him from achieving his own personal goals. He decided to move into his new home at 2905 Garland, whatever the risks to him and his family. Clarence Darrow associated with many causes over his long …