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Scott Sisters Case Summary

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A Case Analysis of the Scott Sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott, infamously known as the Scott Sisters, were convicted for organizing an armed robbery of two African American men in Mississippi after three male alleged accomplices testified against them in exchange for a plea bargain. The armed robbery netted a grand total of eleven dollars, and there were no reported injuries during the attack. The Scott sisters were found guilty and were sentenced to “two consecutive life sentences” for armed robbery (Austin & Irwin, 2012). However, the three male accomplices were sentenced to three years in prison. Despite being found guilty, Jamie and Gladys has professed that they are innocent. This case raised many questions concerning the prevalence of …show more content…

The sisters asked two African American men, named Johnny Hayes and Mitchell Duckworth, if they could give them a ride because they were stranded due to their car being out of gas. The two men consented and proceeded to give the sisters a ride to their destination. Before arriving at their desired destination, they stopped a local club known as the Cow Pasture because the sisters needed to use the restroom. After the sisters exited the car, they walked over two the blue Oldsmobile and had a conversation with the three male occupants of the vehicle known as the Patrick boys. After a few minutes, they returned to the vehicle and Gladys asked Haynes for permission to drive, and He consented. Jamie later became sick, and Haynes instructed Gladys to pull the vehicle over to the shoulder of the road. Then the Oldsmobile stopped directly behind them. The sisters stepped outside of the vehicle and one of the males from the vehicle pointed a shot gun and instructed Hayes and Duckworth to step outside of the vehicle and get on the ground. This is when the armed robbery took place, which netted a grand total of eleven

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