Just Mercy_Chapter 4 Quiz

Who opened the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in February 1989?

• Bryan Stevenson and Eva Ansley

• Herbert Richardson and a young girl

• Judge and jury

• Michael Lindsay and Horace Dunkins

What is the reason for the large workload of EJI in Alabama?

• Lack of cases

• Deliberate difficulty in appealing death sentences

• Decrease in executions

• Increase in funding

What is judge override in Alabama?

• A judge's decision to override a jury's recommendation for a death sentence

• A judge's decision to override a jury's recommendation for a life sentence

• A judge's decision to override a jury's recommendation for a retrial

• A judge's decision to override a jury's recommendation for a reduced sentence

Why was Horace Dunkins executed even though he was severely mentally handicapped?

• He was not mentally handicapped

• It is unconstitutional to execute a person with mental disabilities

• His original lawyer pressed for his mental disability in court

• The victim's relatives wanted him executed

What was Herbert Richardson's intention when he built a bomb?

• To traumatize the other girl

• To kill the young girl

• To harm the victim's relatives

• To win back a former lover

Why was Herbert Richardson sentenced to death?

• Jury selection was not racially biased

• His defense lawyer was competent

• He was a troubled Vietnam vet

• He had intended to kill someone

What made it hard to reopen Herbert Richardson's death penalty case?

• Victim's relatives wanting him executed

• Incompetent defense lawyer

• Racially biased jury selection

• U.S. Supreme Court rulings

What did Herbert Richardson persuade the prison staff to do before his execution?

• Play a patriotic song

• Give a speech in his honor

• Display the American flag

• Play a religious hymn

What did Stevenson observe among the prison staff before Richardson's execution?

• Joy and excitement

• Regret and remorse

• Indifference and apathy

• Anger and frustration

What is Stevenson's resolve despite failing to halt several executions?

• To change his career path

• To give up on the task

• To secure more resources to carry out the task

• To take a break from the task