Mentally disabled and barely literate, Mr Elmore was 14 years old when he dropped out ofschool. He could add and subtract using his fingers, but he could not tell the time, he did notknow the seasons and he could not understand directions. He became a neighbourhoodhandyman, and he cleaned Edwards s gutters and washed her windows two weeks before shewas killed. He was arrested because his fingerprint was found at her house.
智力上的缺陷以及知识的匮乏,Elmore在他14岁的时候就辍学了。他可以用手指进行加减但是他不能识别时间,不知道一年四季,没有方向感。他成了邻居街坊里的勤杂工,就在Dorothy Edwards被杀的前两周,他还在清洗她家的水沟,擦洗他的窗户。由于在Edwards家发现了他的指纹就被逮捕了。
At his trial, Mr Elmore was given two lawyers. One was known as the bourbon cowboy. Hewas twice arrested for drunk driving, and his breath smelled of alcohol in court. The otherlawyer referred to his client as a redheaded nigger. They had Mr Elmore testify, a rarity inmurder trials, and they called no other witnesses. The judge dismissed four potential jurorsbecause of their opposition to capital punishment. It took the jury less than three hours to convict Mr Elmore, and anadditional 50 minutes to sentence him to death.
在审讯过程中,Elmore 有两位律师。一位被称作波旁牛仔。这位律师曾两次酒后驾驶被拘留,同时在法庭上他呼吸里有浓重的酒味。另一位提到的律师对于他的客户来说就是红发黑人。他们让Elmore自己作证,这是在谋杀案件中少有的事,他们称没有其他证人了。法官解散了四个潜在的陪审团,正由于他们对死刑裁决的反对。这就使得陪审团在不到3个小时就判Elmore有罪,并在额外的50分钟内就对他判了死刑。
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