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…showed last 75 words of 493 total…of the crime into perspective. With that statement Jake suggested that color had something to do with the verdict. In the end, Carl Lee Hailey was found not guilty for two counts of murder. This tragedy helped bring black and white closer together. Jake and Carl Lee developed a strong bond and a sense of unity between the both of them. They had to set aside their differences in order for justice to be served.