In march 1931 nine black men charlie weems ozie powell clarence norris olen montgomery willie roberson haywood patterson andrew andy wright leroy roy wright and eugene williams later known as the scottsboro boys were accused of raping two young white women ruby bates and victoria price. The alabama supreme court in powell v alabama ruled 6 1 that the trial was fair this ruling was ultimately appealed to the united states supreme court the united states supreme court in powell v alabama reversed and remanded the decisions of the alabama supreme court stating that due process had been violated. The right to an effective defense is the subject of this title in the historic supreme court cases series horne roots the issue in the case of the scottsboro boys who were falsely accused convicted and sentenced to die for the rape of two white women in alabama in 1931 he shows how their appeals to the supreme court eventually established the important principle of the right to effective . Get this from a library powell v alabama the scottsboro boys and american justice gerald horne examines the individuals and the issues involved in the landmark us supreme court case which affirmed the right of an accused person to effective legal representation. Powell v alabama the scottsboro boys and american justice historic supreme court cases by gerald horne is this your spare time what will you do then having spare or downtime is really incredible you can do every little thing without force well we mean you to exempt you few time to review this book powell v alabama the scottsboro boys and american justice historic supreme court