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In June 1933 the judge who had presided over the retrial, James Edwin Horton, startled everyone by granting the defense's request for a new trial and transferring the case of Eugene Williams to juvenile court. A fair-minded jurist, he had not been impressed with the credibility of much of the testimony that had been offered against Patterson. Moreover, he was troubled by something he had not dared share with anyone at that time. During one of the trial's recesses, one of the medical doctors who had examined the victims had confronted each with his suspicions regarding their claims of rape, suspicions that the women did not deny. The doctor informed the judge that he could not testify to this exchange for fear that he would lose his practice as a result. As a result of his unpopular decision, Judge Horton was relieved of his assignment...
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