Assignment task: Assume you were a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court deciding Ed Johnson's request for Supreme Court review. How would you have ruled?
Your answer should focus on the legal issue of:
A) Whether the defendant's (Ed Johnson's) trial provided him with Due Process as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution? Be sure to support your answer with specific facts from the book.
B) Assuming neither law enforcement nor the jury intended to convict an innocent man, how and why was Ed Johnson convicted? (Media, public sentiment, political influence/pressure, culture, race, etc.) Be sure to support your answer with specific facts from the book.