![]() ![]() The major conflict in the story is between Stevenson and the rampant corruption in the justice system that has emerged as a result of America’s contentious racial history. The judge in the case (the same one that Stevenson described as calling him in Chapter 1, "Mockingbird Players") moved the. At its heart, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption is a memoir of the early legal career of Bryan Stevenson. ![]() Justice and Redemption is a memoir of the early legal career of Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson describes the stress that Walter felt in that situation, and how Tate, Myers, Hooks, and others colluded to strengthen the evidence against Walter. An in-depth examination of the events in Just Mercy and what they mean. ![]() Ultimately, in contradiction to every law about the treatment of prisoners on the books, and despite the fact that Walter had a strong and unshakeable alibi for the time of the Morrison murder, Walter and Myers were both imprisoned on Death Row at the Holman Prison. He describes how the corrupt Sheriff Tate colluded with Ralph Myers (and others, including a “prison snitch” named Bill Hooks) to falsify evidence against Walter, which resulted in his being arrested and charged with the Morrison murder. “Trials and Tribulation.” With this chapter, Stevenson returns to his narration of the Walter McMillian case. ![]()
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