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Tom Robinson is sentenced to life in prison after being wrongfully convicted of raping Mayella Ewell in "To Kill a Mockingbird." This unjust sentence is a significant event in the novel that highlights the racial prejudice prevalent in the society of Maycomb.

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10y ago

Tom Robinson is not sentenced to prison in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is sentenced to death. He is in prison pending the appeal of his guilty verdict, but is shot trying to escape before the appeal can be heard.

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13y ago

he was jailed, but then shot for trying to escape

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11y ago

He tries to escape but the guards shoot him to many times and kill him.

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12y ago

tom Robinson tries to escape from jail and gets shot down in the act

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8y ago

Tom Robinson is seen only in court, where he is on trial.

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Enfield Prison Farm

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bit late but Enifield Prison Farm

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11y ago

He went to jail for 30 days!

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Tom Robinson was shot 17 times before he was killed while attempting to escape from prison in "To Kill a Mockingbird."


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Who was the victim in the trial in To Kill a Mockingbird?

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