A Lesson Before Dying
29. Which of the following pieces of evidence is the most damning to Jefferson’s innocence? This is not a trick question. If this were Law and Order, what evidence would damn Jefferson?
a. He is black.
b. He is with two other black men who were shot dead, so he must be guilty by association.
c. He steals money from the cash register, drinks liquor, and has liquor on his breath.
d. He was at the wrong place and at the wrong time.