chapter 16-Tom's trial begins the next day and people from all over Maycomb gather around. Many people are hoping that Tom is guilty, and that Atticus has no real evidence to tell the judge. One thing that isn't looking good for Tom and Atticus is Judge Taylor. Taylor is an old white man, with an old fashioned mentality. This is bad for them because black people were less accepted back in Taylor's time, so the odds of him being on Tom's side are slim to none. Anyway at the end of the chapter Judge Taylor comes into the court room, and sits down.
chapter 17-The trial then beings. Mr. Gilmer begins by questioning Heck Tate and tells him to explain the night of November 21st when his daughter Mayella was supposedly raped by Tom Robinson. Heck Tate says to the court room that when he found Mayella that night, he found her beaten and bruised, and the first thing she said to Heck Tate was that Tom Robinson has raped her. Atticus then gets to the stand, and tells the Judge that no doctor was called, which means there is no medical evidence to prove that Tom could have raped her. Also, he examines her bruises and concludes that all of her bruises were on the right side of her face.
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