What is Gallows Bird?
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n. A defendant who is certain to be condemned to death with no chance of pardon or reprieve.
"Down here in Macomb, Alabama, we knowed that nigra-boy Tom Robinson was a
gallows bird 'fore the trial even got started."
(Two lawyers at lunch)
Lawyer #1: Let's see, we have Alan Lee Davis for kidnapping and murder first degree, LaShawndra Simmons for distributing
crack rock , and BraNell Wallace for grand theft of somerims , apparently.
Lawyer #2: We shouldn't take Davis. Let's be honest--he's a
gallows bird . Folks hate him and the DA has an open-and-shut case.
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