Walter McMillan Case
Juvenile Justice
Legal Challenges and Appeals
Key Figures and Cases
100

Why was Walter McMillian’s family in disbelief about his conviction?

What is He was with them at the TIME of the murder

100

Why was Charlie facing life in prison? 

What is he shot his mother's abusive boyfriend

100
What did Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals decide about McMillian's case? 

What is they denied his appeal

100
What crime was Trina Garnett accused of? 

What is murder

200

What did Darnell Houston reveal about one of the eyewitnesses in Walter's case? 

What is the eyewitness lied under oath

200

Where was Charlie held after his arrest? 

What is in an adult prison

200

What key piece of evidence proved Bill Hooks' testimony was unreliable? 

What is he was paid by the sheriff for his testimony

200

Why was Antonio Nunez sentenced to life in prison without parole? 

What is he was convicted of aggravated kidnapping and attempted murder of police officers
300

What was the outcome of Stevenson's motion for a retrial for Walter? 

What is it was denied by the court

300

How did Mr. and Mrs. Jennings support Charlie? 

What is they wrote him letters and financed his education

300

What legal strategy did Stevenson use to access police records? 

What is he filed a Rule 32 petition

300

What was unusual about Antonio Nunez's sentence? 

What is he was sentenced to life without parole for a crime in which no one was physically injured

400

What major discovery did Stevenson and Michael O'Connor make about Ralph Myers' testimony? 

What is he recanted his testimony

400

What was significant about Ian Manuel's case? 

What is he was sentenced to life in prison for a non-homicide crime at age 13

400

What was the significance of McCleskey v. Kemp in relation to racial bias? 

What is it showed race of the victim was the greatest predictor of death penalty sentences

400

Why was George Stinney's trial significant? 

What is he was the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 20th century

500

What challenge did Stevenson and O'Connor face after filing a Rule 32 petition? 

What is they received bomb threats 
500

What extreme condition did Ian Manuel endure in prison? 

What is solitary confinement for 18 years

500

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Payne v. Tennessee? 

What is it upheld prosecutors' ability to present evidence about the victim's character

500
What major flaw existed in George Stinney's conviction? 

What is his confession was coerced and he had no proper legal defense

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