Question

darrow took the case and surprised everyone by not pleading insanity but instead having the boys plead guilty. this meant the case would not go before a jury but instead a sentencing judge - one darrow was convinced was similarly opposed to the death penalty. darrow made a 12 - hour - long closing argument that is today regarded as one of the finest pieces of legal oratory ever presented darrow and his speech won the case by getting the two killers life sentences. rather than the death penalty. the scopes trial in 1925, darrow presented still another \trial of the century\ case, the aforementioned scopes monkey trial. john t. scopes was accused of breaking the law by teaching the theory of evolution to a public high which of the following people did clarence darrow not defend in a trial? a nathan leopold b eugene debs c william jennings bryan d john scopes e richard loeb

Explanation:

• William Jennings Bryan was on the opposing side in the Scopes Trial, not defended by Darrow.
• Darrow defended Nathan Leopold (A) and Richard Loeb (E) in a murder case.
• He also defended John Scopes (D) in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
• Eugene Debs (B) was a labor leader, but there is no indication Darrow defended him in a trial in the given text.

Answer:

C. William Jennings Bryan