In chapters nine through eleven of Stevenson’s Just Mercy, Walter’s Rule 32 hearing is held, in which Stevenson calls on witnesses who can weaken the initial testimonies against Walter, showing the role race plays within witness credibility in the court. Walter’s hearing gains attention from many community members, specifically black, which come to support him, but are intentionally intimidated from the hearing. While the hearing goes well, Stevenson and Michael still fear there that opposing individuals are reluctant to ease resistance or threat which are reinforced when Judge Norton concludes that there is no reason to suspect Myers of lying in his initial testimony. After recognition from the national media source, CBS, Walter’s side of
