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Excerpts from the trial of Alabama v. Patterson, March - April, 1933

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Judge Horton listens to the testimony of Dr. R. R. Bridges

Witnesses for the Prosecution:

Victoria Price (alleged rape victim)
Dr. R. R. Bridges (examining physician)
Ory Dobbins (farmer and eyewitness to rape)
Arthur Wooddall (deputy sheriff who searched defendants)

Witnesses for the Defense:

Dallas Ramsey (Chattanooga resident living near hobo jungle)
George Chamlee (investigating attorney)
Willie Roberson (Scottsboro boy)
Ozie Powell (Scottsboro boy)
Haywood Patterson (defendant)
Lester Carter (boyfriend of Bates)
Ruby Bates (recanting alleged rape victim)

Excerpts from Summations

Wade Wright (for the prosecution)
Samuel Leibowitz (for the defense)
Attorney General Thomas Knight (for the prosecution)

Judge Horton Speaks

Judge Horton's Warning to Potential Lynchers
Judge Horton's Instructions to the Jury
Judge Horton's Decision Overturning Patterson's Conviction

Home Trial Account

Other Resources

  • The Trials of "The Scottsboro Boys": An Account
  • Without Fear or Favor: Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
  • The Scottsboro Boys Trials: A Chronology
  • Diagram of the Chattanooga to Memphis Freight Train
  • Biographies of Key Figures in "The Scottsboro Boys" Trials
  • Letters from Alabama
  • Excerpts from the trial of Alabama v. Patterson, March - April, 1933
  • The Later Scottsboro Boys Trials (1933 - 1937)
  • The First Scottsboro Trials (April, 1931)
  • Report on the First Scottsboro Trial (Hollace Ransdall for the ACLU, 4/31)
  • Appellate Court Decisions
  • Images of Scottsboro
  • In Their Own Words
  • The Trials Of "the Scottsboro Boys": A Bibliography
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