Unfair Trial
A biased, largely white jury and a hostile white judge (Eric Komitee) in Brooklyn railroaded Watson. Critical evidence was excluded, key defense witnesses were silenced, and jury instructions were altered. The trial was designed to ensure a conviction from the start, echoing historical precedents of racial injustice in the courtroom.
Sources

BY Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., law professor at Harvard Law SchooL

BY Shannon Frison, Massachusetts EX-Superior Court Justice

BY David T. Robinson, PhD and professor of finance at duke university

BY Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., law professor at Harvard Law SchooL