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Author: Stephen Peace
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ISBN: 9781976851759
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Languages : en
Pages : 110
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This is the story of the jury deliberations of Lena Baker; the only woman executed by electrocution in the State of GA. In 1944 Lena was a forty-four year old black woman in Cutherbert, GA who was supposedly having an affair with Earnest C. Knight, a 67 year old white man. After a night of drinking in Earnest Knight's grist mill Lena shot Knight in the side of the head. She said that they had "tusseled" for the gun and she got it away from him. She said he then went toward the side slide door where a piece of iron was located. She was afraid for her life and she shot him. Everyone who testified at her trial was a white male. The jury was also comprised of all white men. The jury deliberated for thirty minutes and found her guilty. There were no objections made at her trial and it was never established what kind of gun was used or who it actually belonged to. She should have probably been found guilty of manslaughter and gotten fifteen years. But because she had killed a white man, and not even a very honorable white man, she was given the death sentence. In a trial the very next day and at the same courthouse, but involving two black men with one killing the other with an ax, the man was tried and found guilty of manslaughter.In August 2005 Lena was given a posthumous pardon by the State of Georgia Pardons & Parole Board. They stated that she had not received a fair trial and should have at the maximum been tried for manslaughter. In 1944 her sin was having an affair with a white man and killing him.This play covers the trial transcript, which has been altered and dramatized, and the "hypothetical" jury deliberations. Because there are so many white men involved in the trial both in testifying and in the deliberations, only four white men are used in the cast. They are double and triple cast in the parts. In the first act the Prosecutor and Defense Attorney are not double cast. During the trial sequence Lena Baker sits on stage alone. Lena is forty-four years old, wears a head scarf, wire rimmed glasses and has a dip of snuff evident in her lower lip. She makes a statement on her behalf, which according to State Law of the time she did not have to swear to or could not be cross-examined on. She was electrocuted in 1945. Her grave in a small Baptist cemetery was unmarked until 2004 for fear of repercussions and racial tensions.
Author: Stephen Peace
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ISBN: 9781976851759
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Languages : en
Pages : 110
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This is the story of the jury deliberations of Lena Baker; the only woman executed by electrocution in the State of GA. In 1944 Lena was a forty-four year old black woman in Cutherbert, GA who was supposedly having an affair with Earnest C. Knight, a 67 year old white man. After a night of drinking in Earnest Knight's grist mill Lena shot Knight in the side of the head. She said that they had "tusseled" for the gun and she got it away from him. She said he then went toward the side slide door where a piece of iron was located. She was afraid for her life and she shot him. Everyone who testified at her trial was a white male. The jury was also comprised of all white men. The jury deliberated for thirty minutes and found her guilty. There were no objections made at her trial and it was never established what kind of gun was used or who it actually belonged to. She should have probably been found guilty of manslaughter and gotten fifteen years. But because she had killed a white man, and not even a very honorable white man, she was given the death sentence. In a trial the very next day and at the same courthouse, but involving two black men with one killing the other with an ax, the man was tried and found guilty of manslaughter.In August 2005 Lena was given a posthumous pardon by the State of Georgia Pardons & Parole Board. They stated that she had not received a fair trial and should have at the maximum been tried for manslaughter. In 1944 her sin was having an affair with a white man and killing him.This play covers the trial transcript, which has been altered and dramatized, and the "hypothetical" jury deliberations. Because there are so many white men involved in the trial both in testifying and in the deliberations, only four white men are used in the cast. They are double and triple cast in the parts. In the first act the Prosecutor and Defense Attorney are not double cast. During the trial sequence Lena Baker sits on stage alone. Lena is forty-four years old, wears a head scarf, wire rimmed glasses and has a dip of snuff evident in her lower lip. She makes a statement on her behalf, which according to State Law of the time she did not have to swear to or could not be cross-examined on. She was electrocuted in 1945. Her grave in a small Baptist cemetery was unmarked until 2004 for fear of repercussions and racial tensions.
Author: Stephen Peace
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ISBN: 9781095208144
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Languages : en
Pages : 86
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This is the story of the trial of Lena Baker; the only woman executed by electrocution in the State of GA. In 1944 Lena was a forty-four year old black woman in Cuthbert, GA who was supposedly having an affair with Earnest Knight, a 67 year old white man. The jury was comprised of all white men. The jury deliberated for thirty minutes and found her guilty. There were no objections made at her trial and it was never established what kind of gun was used or who it actually belonged to. She should have probably been found guilty of manslaughter and gotten fifteen years. But because she had killed a white man, and not even a very honorable white man, she was given the death sentence. In a trial the very next day and at the same courthouse, but involving two black men with one killing the other with an ax, the man was tried and found guilty of manslaughter.
Author: Lela Bond Phillips
Publisher: Wings Pub Llc
ISBN: 9781930897076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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"This is the story of the first and only woman to be legally executed in the state of Georgia's electric chair. Nearly sixty years after her death, Lena Baker is not forgotten. The small picture hanging in the execution chamber of the Georgia State Prison is a reminder of the persistant question "is justice being served?" --Cover, p. 4.
Author: Fay Burnett
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ISBN: 9781720550365
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Languages : en
Pages : 396
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In 1873, Georgia Governor James M. Smith insured that justice prevailed in Preston, Georgia. Enoch F. Spann and his paramour Susan Eberhart were tried and convicted in the murder of Spann's elderly, invalid wife. One year later, the two were hanged. But, it was not so easy to execute a woman in Georgia, especially a white woman. In the case of Susan Eberhart, the public cried out for mercy, but to no avail. A number of people were affected by the Governor's decision to withhold clemency, including the Governor himself. This tragic story exemplifies the classic struggle between justice and mercy. However in this case, the underlying themes of poverty, ignorance and mental illness complicate the struggle. The "Atlanta Daily Sun," a publication owned by Alexander H. Stephens, (former Vice-President of the Confederacy), described this story as "the most interesting case of crime that ever occurred in Georgia, and which is certainly one of the strangest in history of crimes. May we never hear of the like again." But, we did hear of the case again. The story of Susan Eberhart is one that simply "won't die." Her name continues to be invoked whenever a woman is scheduled for execution in Georgia. Dr. Fay Stapleton Burnett, a native of Metter, Georgia, is a retired dentist and first time author. Her passions are Georgia history, genealogy, and visiting St. Simons Island, Lake Russell, and all points in between. A "multi-generational Baptist," she is married to Rev. Brock Burnett, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Winder, Georgia. She shares her extensive research on this case based on historic documents. The author discovered this story through the involvement of her Great-Great-Grandfather, Maj. George Lawson Stapleton, Jr. "I have examined your book for several hours, and want to congratulate you for the prodigious research you have done on the crime and the punishment of the perpetrators. I don't think you have left any stone unturned in this notable effort. The book will be a treasure for any future historian who wishes to report on these events. Both I personally and The Carter Center have long condemned capital punishment as unfairly applied, often in error, unnecessary and counterproductive, and I have expressed these views in several of my books. I hope your book will help to end this barbarous policy in America." - Former President Jimmy Carter
Author: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732648621
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Reproduction of the original: Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases by Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Author: James S. Liebman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231167237
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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In 1989, Texas executed Carlos DeLuna, a poor Hispanic man with childlike intelligence, for the murder of Wanda Lopez, a convenience store clerk. His execution passed unnoticed for years until a team of Columbia Law School faculty and students almost accidentally chose to investigate his case and found that DeLuna almost certainly was innocent. They discovered that no one had cared enough about either the defendant or the victim to make sure the real perpetrator was found. Everything that could go wrong in a criminal case did. This book documents DeLunaÕs conviction, which was based on a single, nighttime, cross-ethnic eyewitness identification with no corroborating forensic evidence. At his trial, DeLunaÕs defense, that another man named Carlos had committed the crime, was not taken seriously. The lead prosecutor told the jury that the other Carlos, Carlos Hernandez, was a ÒphantomÓ of DeLunaÕs imagination. In upholding the death penalty on appeal, both the state and federal courts concluded the same thing: Carlos Hernandez did not exist. The evidence the Columbia team uncovered reveals that Hernandez not only existed but was well known to the police and prosecutors. He had a long history of violent crimes similar to the one for which DeLuna was executed. Families of both Carloses mistook photos of each for the other, and HernandezÕs violence continued after DeLuna was put to death. This book and its website (thewrongcarlos.net) reproduce law-enforcement, crime lab, lawyer, court, social service, media, and witness records, as well as court transcripts, photographs, radio traffic, and audio and videotaped interviews, documenting one of the most comprehensive investigations into a criminal case in U.S. history. The result is eye-opening yet may not be unusual. Faulty eyewitness testimony, shoddy legal representation, and prosecutorial misfeasance continue to put innocent people at risk of execution. The principal investigators conclude with novel suggestions for improving accuracy among the police, prosecutors, forensic scientists, and judges.
Author: William Frederick Doolittle
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016855594
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Carolyn DeLoach
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ISBN: 9781520408408
Category : Mass murder
Languages : en
Pages : 319
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ATTENTION "SHADOW CHASERS" FANS: This edition includes new never-before-published-photograph of Thomas G. Woolfolk.In the early morning hours of August 6, 1887 in rural Bibb County, Georgia, Captain Richard F. Woolfolk and eight members of his family died at the hands of an axe murderer. A single member of the household survived the attack. Tom woolfolk, the Captain's eldest son escaped the slaughter and sounded the alarm, only to be arrested for the crime. On October 29, 1890, after languishing in jell, chained to the wall of his cell for three years, enduring countless trials, he calmly climbed the steps to the gallows, proclaimed his innocence one last time and forgave those who were about to kill him.After extensive research, and in vivid detail, author Carolyn DeLoach has been able to capture the emotions of the period. Shadow Chasers is a factual account of one of the most horrendous crimes in the history of the state of Georgia, as told by the actual participants, in their own words. Ms. DeLoach guides the reader through the tangled web of tragic events and subtly presents haunting evidence that a serial mass murderer was protected by the political forces of the State, and an innocent man was sacrificed. The murderers of the Woolfolk family went on to kill others; including another. Shadow Chasers changed history by revealing who actually killed the Woolfolk family.
Author: American Bar Association
Publisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318393
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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