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Opening Statement For Mayella Ewells And Tom's Case

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Opening statement for Mayella Ewell Good afternoon, my name is Alex, and it is my pleasure to represent Maycomb County and to serve as a prosecutor in this important case. My theory of why Mayella Ewell lied in court is she thought she could get away with it because she is white and my reason for claiming guilt is because the Ewells and Tom's stories do not match up. On August 26, 1935, the defendant in this matter lied inside the courtroom under oath about what really happened on the evening of November 21st. On the evening of November 21st, 1934 “Mayella Ewell said that she invited Tom inside to bust up a chifferobe but she said he snuck up behind her and was taking advantage of her. According to Mr.Robinson, he was in fact invited inside
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