they got their approval they also hired a very competent criminal lawyer, sam leibovitz from new york and played a critical world and laying the groundwork for the case as it wound its way to the supreme court. the first one in 1932. >> professor miller, how did it set to have a court case in alabama tried by a communist funded jewish white lawyer? >> not well in alabama. not well. all of these factors played a central role and the way the case was perceived and the way the case was tried in alabama. liebowitz himself had to have at one point an armed guard to escort him between when he was off duty during trials. >> so we go through the second series of trials. what happens? >> the second series. this was the decatur trials in 1933. >> why did they move it from scottsboro? >> i think it was more a question of simply the most available and convenient venue. there were no legal reasons behind that. but the judge in that particular case was a very, very few reminded judge. that judge after hearing the testimony and the witnesses in effect declared a mistrial he ordered a retrial. that w

they also hired a very competent criminal lawyer, sam leibovitz from new york who played a critical role in leading the groundwork for the case as its one did its way to the supreme court, the first one in 1932. >> professor miller, how did it said to have a court case in alabama tried by a communist funded jewish white lawyer? >> not well in alabama. not well in alabama and all of these facts played a central role i believe in the way the case was perceived and the way the case was tried in alabama. liebowitz himself had to have at 1.8 guard escort him between when he was off-duty during the trials. >> so we go through the second series of trials and what happens in the scots brogue boies? >> the second series, this was the dictator trials of 1933. >> why did they move it from scottsboro? >> i think that was more a question of simply the most available and convenient venue. there were no legal reasons behind it. but the judge in that particular case was a very, very few minded judge and after hearing the testimony and the witnesses in the fact declared a mistrial and ordered a retrial i