All the media attention focused on a prosecution witness in the George Zimmerman trial, Rachel Jeantel (see here and here) reminds me of Mayella Ewell, a character in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Obviously, one is real and one is fictional but their social class may bring more to bear on their credibility than their race.
As to her demeanor, how much responsibility does the prosecution bear in terms of preparing their witness?
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