Bob Ewell Trial

THE INTRODUCTION Good afternoon, my name is Kyle Stangl, and I will represent the State of Maycomb on this very important case. On November 21 1935 Sheriff Heck Tate was accused of poor investigation and documentation. THE THEME

During Mr. Ewell’s testimony he also has a lack of evidence that Tom did the deed of sexually assaulting Mayella.

He said there were bruises on her arms and on the right side of her face, including her eye. Finch asked him if there were any other injuries, and Tate answered that there were finger marks all around her neck. This was the end of his testimony, and the judge called up Bob Ewell to testify. Horace Gilmer, the prosecutor, asked Ewell what he was doing the night of the twenty-first. Ewell replied that just before sundown, he had come from the woods with kindling and heard Mayella screaming inside the house.

Tom Robinson, a negro man accused of raping nineteen-year-old Mayella Ewell, was convicted guilty this Saturday. He was convicted by Robert E. Lee Ewell, Mayella’s father. The young man will be sentenced to the electric chair, with no bail. Tate was the first one to the witness stand. He claimed that Bob Ewell called him to his house the night of the Twenty-First.

The trial starts with Sheriff Heck Tate giving his testimony. Mr. Tate states that Mr. Ewell comes into his office

This shows that Mr. Ewell did not care much about her physical condition and wanted to get a point across for Tom Robinson. Bob convinced the jury to find Tom guilty without medical proof that he raped Mayella. The Scottsboro boys’ case was similar: "Their story did not match medical evidence or the stories of other witnesses, and he even got Ruby Bates to testify that the whole story had been made up. The defense seemed inarguable" (McBirney). The nine Scottsboro boys’ had been claimed as innocent only because Ruby Bates claimed that the story was made

Heck Tate, Maycomb’s sheriff, is a good guy, who’s job is to maintain law and order inside the town. Being the sheriff, it is his job to follow the evidence and trace it back. When Miss Mayella Ewell is “abused” by a strong black man, she says that the attacker was Tom Robinson. “So I went down to Robinson’s house and brought him back. She identified him as the one, so I took him in.

“Mr. Ewell’s face grew scarlet. He stood up and pointed his finger at Tom Robinson”(196). Following Ewell was his daughter. Mrs. Mayella Ewell’s testimony relayed the above information along with the details of the crime. However, when Finch questioned Ewell, Finch began to find uncertainties in Ewell’s account.

With their unbeknownst number of kids the Ewell brood, specifically Bob Ewell becomes jealous and outright angry that Atticus would oppose him in the court of law by representing Tom Robinson. Although against the odds Atticus feels empathetic towards the Ewells not necessarily Bob but instead for Mayella, he understands what she is being put through, Suffering through domestic abuse, and in court Atticus even goes so far as to state that he feels sorry for Mayella. To add to this he implies that the man truly guilty of beating Mayella is in the courtroom (Bob Ewell). This did nothing to calm Bob Ewell’s seething manner instead it only escalated it, and in an attempt to get back at atticus he tries to kill his children whom are saved by an unseen and unknown force which killed Mr. Ewell. The precursor towards this however was when Bob Ewell spit on Atticus but even through this Atticus was rational, he thought about it.

Mayella feels guilty after lying under oath in court. Mayella lied about Tom Robinson raping her because she doesn't want her dad to beat her up if she tells the truth. PARTIES Members of the jury, the state will review the evidence against Mayella Ewell who let her greed influence her decision to lie under oath. While her father Bob Ewell forced her to lie about the case so he wouldn't be

This past week, without doubt, has been nothing short of a heated one here in Maycomb. As of recent, Thomas Robinson, a twenty-five year-old Negro, was put on trial for the accused rape of nineteen year-old Mayella Ewell. Judge Taylor covered the trial, with Solicitor Mr. Gilmer prosecuting, and Mr. Finch covering defense for Mr. Robinson. The trial begun with Sheriff Heck Tate retelling his account. He details Mr. Ewell reporting the rape of Mayella Ewell on November 21st, her sustained injuries, including a choice of not calling a doctor due to financial issues.

Ewell case, who let their own personal opinions influence the verdict made. On the day of the trial, a jury of twelve Maycomb County members, sat to make a verdict on whether or not Tom Robinson raped Mayella Ewell. After hearing three stories from Bob, Mayella, and Tom. The jury came to a unanimous decision, without any evidence, that Tom was guilty of rape. SCENE

I believe Mr. Heck Tate’s Testimony because he does not have a reason that he should lie, and it does not conflict with evidence presented later. He told the truth because there were no reasons to lie in his case. Bob Ewell says that he heard Mayella screaming from the Ewell house and ran inside. When he did he saw Tom Robinson on Mayella, and Tom fled the scene.

During the court case, Bob Ewell was asked by Mr. Gilmer if he saw Mayella being raped by Tom Robinson, and he replied "yes, sir, I did." Mr. Gilmer also asked Mr. Ewell what he did when she saw her being raped, and he said that " I immediately ran to the sheriff, Mr. Heck Tate", yet again, another lie made up by Bob Ewell. By him lying like this, he was successful in covering up the fact that he was the one who beat up Mayella. Also, by his deceptiveness, he figured that he would be successful in getting Tom Robinson killed, whether him being in prison or the death.

For instance, determination in Bob Ewell is involved in a variety of situations throughout the story. Bob Ewell is determined to be victorious in the case between his daughter, Mayella, and Tom Robinson. He is there for her to guide her through it alongside their lawyer, Mr. Gilmer. It is thought to be that Tom Robinson rapes Mayella Ewell one day. Bob Ewell arrives to the scene and sees Tom raping Mayella which leads to where Tom panics and runs off into the distance.