Three Rights Make a Left

Prologue to the Eric Williams trial

by KEN LEONARD

In my reporting on the Eric Williams trial, I tried to fairly report what was presented in court. If my reporting seemed unbalanced, it was because that was the nature of the trial. The case presented by the prosecution was overwhelming, while the case put up by the defense was weak. I thought it appropriate to give some insight and background that I didn’t include in my reporting of the trial. First, I wanted to attend the trial to honor my friends who were lost. Second, reporting on the trial appealed to both my love of history and writing.

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