In this age of computers and fax machines, we as a people have devised and set up laws that protect us and keep us on the right track. However these laws and rights that each American shares and enjoys today, have not always existed. Common people, who were forced to face injustices and were “railroaded” by the system because at that time, no one before them sought to challenge the laws or there was no …showed first 75 words of 1536 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1536 total…Johnson was railroaded through the criminal justice system. His rights were violated to further the careers of some tyrannical law officials and to satisfy the hunger of death for the bloodthirsty lynch mob that waited outside the courthouse so they could have their vengeance. By today’s standards Johnson’s arrest and trial would be considered a mockery of the American Justice System. Contempt of Court Scott Darwin CJP 1110 Procedures/ Evidence in Criminal Justice April 3, 2000