John AdamsJohn Adams Defended Enemy Soldiers in Court. 250 Years After the Boston Massacre, Here's How That Case Is Still Shaping Legal History. America's Founding Fathers make great statues.Mar 5, 2020
President John AdamsEight soldiers, one officer, and four civilians were arrested and charged with murder, and they were defended by future U.S. President John Adams.
John Adams Defends the British It took seven months to arraign Preston and the other soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre and bring them to trial. Ironically, it was American colonist, lawyer and future President of the United States John Adams who defended them.Mar 4, 2021
Without hesitation Adams agreed to defend the soldiers and their captain. Above all, John Adams believed in upholding the law, and defending the innocent. Adams was convinced that the soldiers were wrongly accused, and had fired into the crowd in self-defense.