Essay On Tom Robinson Trial

THE INTRODUCTION Good morning, my name is Braden Hoheisel, and it is my pleasure to represent the State of Maycomb and to serve as prosecutor in this life-changing case. On August 26, 1936 Mr. Gilmer harassed and disrespected Tom Robison in his court trial. He made false statements about stuff not related to the case and called Tom names. At the conclusion of this case, we hope that after you have heard all the evidence that you will choose the verdict of guilty on this case and the charges of harassment and lying.

THE THEME AND THEORY This case will be about Man's hatred towards another and how he abused his power to do wrong against Tom Robinson. Mr. Gilmer abused his power as a lawyer and said stuff to make Tom Robinson look bad in front

Gilmer who let his power change the verdict of the August 26, 1936 court case by abusing his power. While Mr. Gilmer's cross-examining Tom Robison on August 26, 1936, in the Tom Robison vs Mayella Ewell case, Mr. Gillmer made up stuff to make Tom look bad in front of the jury by making up false statements about a previous case Tom Robinson had with the law. Mr. Gilmer also disrespected Tom Robison by calling him offensive names such as “boy” and “big buck”. Calling names and making false accusations put a bad impression on the jury and altered the turnout of the

Gilmer starts his cross-examination of Tom Robinson by asking him about a previous case he had when he got in a fight with another guy. Mr. Gilmer asked, “what did the guy look like when you got through with him” (Lee 223). Mr. Gilmer starts with this by putting a bad picture in the jury’s mind of Tom by making a false statement that Tom beat the guy up and hurt him when in reality Tom was the one that got beat up. Then Mr. Gilmer goes on to tell the jury “anyone who was convicted of disorderly conduct could easily have had it in his heart to take advantage of Mayella” (Lee 223). Mr. Gilmer says this claiming Tom is a bad guy and he did it, just because Tom has had a questionable history does not mean he is a bad guy anymore. The only reason Mr. Gilmer is saying this stuff is to make Tom look worse than he is in front of the jury changing the outcome of the case. Then Mr. Gilmer calls Tom names like “boy” (Lee 223) and “young buck” (Lee 223) making fun of Tom in front of the whole courtroom. Mr. Gilmer’s attitude towards Tom the whole time was rude, making Tom look bad and feel embarrassed for something he was not even proven guilty of