Ewell signs his guilt and Tom's innocence when he writes with his left hand.
In spite of such flagrant proof, Tom Robinson has been already condemned as "guilty" simply because he is black.
It does not seem to matter that an innocent man is to be convicted and condemned for a crime he obviously didn't commit. What matters is the white community's solidarity at "saving face" when a white woman's reputation is at stake, for it is better to defend her interests than those of a Negro, a second-class citizen.
The absurdity of such a mock trial and the hypocrisy of the verdict (in light of such proof) portray the injustice of the whole legal system of the time.
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