trials (rape)

Two children in a small southern town in the 1930s are thrust into an adult world of racial bigotry and hatred when their lawyer father defends a black man charged with raping a white girl.

A girl growing up in a small southern town must face bigotry and hatred when her lawyer father defends an African-American man accused of raping a white woman.

Eight-year-old "Scout" Finch tells of life in a small Alabama town where her father is a lawyer.

The author tells the story of her violent rape at the age of eighteen, her accidental sighting of her attacker six months later, the resulting trial and conviction of the man, and the trauma she suffered for years afterwards.

Discusses the landmark case of Miranda v. Arizona, in which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Ernest Miranda on charges of kidnapping and rape, ruling that police had failed to inform the man of his right against self-incrimination and setting the precedent for future arrests in the country.

Examines the arguments behind this 1966 Supreme Court case that resulted in the ruling that police must advise the accused of their rights.

Explores how the unfair trials of nine African-American men, dubbed the Scottsboro Boys, who were unjustly accused of raping and beating two white women in 1931, became a turning point in the civil rights movement and changed the American justice system for the better.

Examines the 1966 Supreme Court case involving Ernesto Miranda and the State of Arizona; discussing the trial, appeals, and decision that led to the Miranda Warnings.

Discusses the legal case in which nine African American men were falsely accused of rape, the trials and appeals thereafter, and the historical background regarding the lack of civil and legal rights for African Americans.

Traces the history of Miranda rights in the United States, recounting the events surrounding the Supreme Court case of Ernesto Miranda, an uneducated Hispanic man arrested in 1963 who was convicted based on his own incriminating testimony.