Okay, I forgot to take into account the Legal position and that of Law Enforcement that might still be entrenched in absolute guilt. In that case, I’d say it’s helpful. You’re at least creating reasonable doubt.
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Wouldn't it be for the best if other people investigated the case to a greater degree and then let them decide as to whether there's 'reasonable doubt' or at least provide some solid counter-evidence to support positions under scrutiny ? People shouldn't depend solely on any one person's conclusions before they've read the books themselves.
Both Underwood and Dekle in their books are critical of Wellman and Nicoll ( Perhaps Underwood a little more since Dekle was a Asst. D. A. for decades and could relate to things Wellman, for instance, said...such as his opening statement which brought up some of Ali's sordid history in NYC. That probably wouldn't float in 2022 and Nicoll's racially-tinged closing statement which was likely to have been an attempt to appeal to the juror's ( that Ali consorted with White women ) race consciousness, most certainly would be censored today although Dekle has stated that when the jury is removed from the courtroom in his experience, far more egregious comments are made out of earshot). It had no impact as interracial liaisons had been going on in Lower Manhattan for over 50 years. ( New York By Gaslight, 1850, George Foster) If the trial was held in west Alabama in 1891, then yes...it might have had some impact.