Why Should I Hang? Leo Frank and the Murder of Mary Phagan (pt. 8)
Motion for New Trial
Immediately after the verdict was announced Frank's defense team issued a statement declaring:
The trial which has just occurred and which has resulted in Frank's conviction was a farce and not in any way a fair trial.
The temper of the public mind was such that it invaded the courtroom and pervaded the streets and made itself manifes…
