The dates scottsboro trial

Haywood Patterson is convicted for a fourth time of rape and is sentenced to 75 years in prison. Clarence Norris is convicted of rape and sentenced to death. Andy Wright is convicted and sentenced to 99 years for rape. Charlie Weems is convicted and sentenced to 75 years. Ozzie Powell pleads guilty to assaulting the sheriff and is sentenced to 20 years.

Alabama Supreme Court upholds the death sentence for Clarence Norris. Clarence Norris's death sentence is reduced to life in prison by Governor Graves. Alabama Pardon Board declines to pardon Patterson and Powell. Norris and Wright leave Montgomery in violation of their paroles. Andy Wright is paroled. Patterson is involved in a barroom fight resulting in the death of another man. Haywood is charged with murder. History Vault. Who Were the Scottsboro Boys? Initial Trials and Appeals In the first set of trials in April , an all-white, all-male jury quickly convicted the Scottsboro Boys and sentenced eight of them to death.

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Attitudes about Southern women and poor whites complicated both trials, making the accusers' statuses as poor white women a critical issue. Juries The first juries in the Scottsboro trials failed to include any African Americans, a situation that caused the U. Supreme Court to overturn the guilty verdict. The jury in Robinson's trial comprises poor white residents of Old Sarum. Evidence A jury in the Scottsboro trials ignored evidence; for example, that the women suffered no injuries.

The jury in Robinson's trial ignores evidence; for example, that Tom has a useless left arm. Central Figures Judge James E. Horton, a member of the Alabama Bar, overturned a guilty jury verdict in one of the Scottsboro trials, thus going against public sentiment in trying to protect the rights of the African American defendants. In doing so he arouses anger in the community. Supreme Court agrees to review the most recent Scottsboro convictions.

Supreme Court overturns the convictions of Norris and Patterson because African Americans were excluded from sitting on the juries in their trials. Patterson v. State of Alabama, U. State of Alabama , U. Haywood Patterson is convicted for a fourth time of rape and is sentenced to 75 years in prison.

Clarence Norris is convicted of rape and sentenced to death. Andy Wright is convicted and sentenced to 99 years for rape. Charlie Weems is convicted and sentenced to 75 years. Ozzie Powell pleads guilty to assaulting the sheriff and is sentenced to 20 years.

Supreme Court declines to review the Patterson and Norris convictions.