Sacco and Vanzetti
Nathan Maples
Mr.Jared Davis
English III
18 October 2017
Thesis Statement: The Sacco and Vanzetti case was an unfair trial leading to the two men to be executed.
Introduction
The Murder and Robbery
Sacco and Vanzetti had solid alibis
They were charged with no evidence
The Marches and the lawyer who tried to free the men
The Marches and Protest
The Lawyer
The Conviction
The evidence from Sacco’s gun
The verdict and the execution
Conclusion
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
The Sacco and Vanzetti case was an unfair trial leading to execution and violent protests as a result of it. In April of 1927 the Slater and Morrill Shoe company in South Braintree, Massachusetts, was robbed for $16,000. The paymaster
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There was no one who could place them at the crime and both men had solid alibis and witnesses who testified on their behalf. After going to a garage to claim a car that was connected to the crime Sacco and Vanzetti were charged with the crime. Both men were carrying guns and neither had a criminal past. The two men were found guilty on July 14, 1921 anarchist and radicals moved into action claiming the trail was unfair and a mockery of justice (The Passion of ,1086). There was no money linking the two men to the crime There was no physical evidence to link Vanzetti to the crime. The Sacco and Vanzetti case was an unfair trial leading to the two men to be executed.
During the trial riots and protest broke out Worldwide by anti radicals mostly on Massachusetts calling for their release. Celestino
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There was other evidence than the forensics that matched Sacco’s gun to the bullets found in the two victims. Upon their arrest protests broke out worldwide based on their innocence. The two men were executed due to an unfair trial.
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to prison for defying laws that they believed were unjust towards society. These two men
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In the “After the Fact The Art of Historical Detection” by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle in chapter 11 “Sacco and Vanzetti” is about a series of crimes that happen in Bridgewater, MA and in South Braintree. The first crime was in December 1919 in Bridgewater. The crimes was a attempt of payroll heist in broad daylight. The criminals were unsuccessful in securing the goods and started a gunfight but no one was hurt. The criminals escaped the scene of the crime. In second case that happen in South Braintree, a shoe company had two employees transporting payroll boxes containing about $15,777. Their was wasn’t ready and their boss encourage them to walk the short distance. Then they were robbed when a couple of bandits shot and killed
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On August 23, 1927, Nicola Sacco and Barolomeo Vanzetti were executed in one of the most controversial legal cases in American history. Two men were shot and robbed in Braintree, MA, and two poor Italian immigrants were arrested for the crime. Although neither Sacco nor Vanzetti had criminal records, they both had pistols on them at the time, and followed a violent anarchist leader. Following their arrest, the seven-year case on the crime would drive national and international protests demanding their exoneration. There were numerous elements in the trial that influenced the guilty verdicts for the men including, but not limited to, weak evidence. The Sacco Vanzetti trial displays the social injustices and prejudice in American society during the time. It is evident that even though they are innocent, the court used Sacco and Vanzetti as scapegoats in this crime because of their beliefs and background.
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