people showed up. there was the notion if you were black and you got caught up in the criminal justice system, your chances of going to jail or prison was far greater. the history of our state is pretty well known, and it s always been a struggle. i think race probably touches just about every issue that emerges here in some fashion, to some degree. my attitude is that jim crow never died. it just dresses better and has better table manners. sabrina didn t get a fair trial. she didn t get a good trial. that one stayed with me more than i d like to admit. as sabrina s appeals began, her defense attorney contacted clive stafford smith, a british-born attorney special e specializing in civil rights and death row cases in mississippi. stafford-smith handles half the death row appeals in the state.