| | Scottsboro Boys -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | On March 30th, the Scottsboro Boys were indicted by a (A jury to inquire in accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments) grand jury and in April all were convicted and sentenced to death, except one thirteen year old boy who was sentenced to life in prison. |
| | Alabama, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the exclusion of fls from the (A jury to inquire in accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments) grand jury which issued the indictment violated the Boys' Fourteenth Amendment rights. |
| | In July, 1937, Clarence Norris was convicted of (The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will) rape and sentenced to death, Andy Wright was convicted of rape and sentenced to 99 years, and Charlie Weems was convicted and sentenced to 75 years in prison. |
| www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scottsboro_boys.htm (626 words) |
