After you read Chapters 7-10 of Just Mercy, please answer the questions below. You should not write an essay, but rather use the book to find the answers.
1-Why do you think the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals rejected the appeal at the start of this chapter?
2-Stevenson and his team are able to discover a significant amount of new evidence. Thinking back to Chapter 5, are you any more hopeful now for Walter’s release?
3-How would you have changed the ruling in Trina, Ian, and Antonio’s sentencing?
4-Describe what life was like for each of them before they were arrested. Should that understanding about their backgrounds make a difference in their sentencing?
5-Is justice being served when children are sentenced to die in prison?
6-How would you react to receiving a letter like the one Ian writes to Stevenson?
7-In Chapter 9, of all the evidence presented in Walter’s trial, which is the most likely to sway the judge’s ruling? Which is the least likely?
8-Stevenson remarks on several physical actions he takes during the trial. What are they and are they effective?
9-Did the state of California play a role in the massive deinstitutionalization rates of the 1990s? What impact do those actions have on today’s society?
10-What does Stevenson mean when he uses the phrase “mitigation” in court?
When you answer the question please write the number and the answer , no need to rewrite the questions.