Lawyer Tries the “To Kill a Mockingbird” Defense – IOTW Report

Lawyer Tries the “To Kill a Mockingbird” Defense

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On Tuesday, Mobile County jurors determined that Alvin Ray Allen, 65, murdered 19-year-old Sandra Elaine Williams on Sept. 11, 1980. Investigators and prosecutors also believe the victim was raped.

The day before, the condemned man’s defense attorney compared him to Tom Robinson, the wrongfully accused Black character defended by Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” More

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