To Kill A Mockingbird - Tom Robinson A trial is the examination before a court of the facts or laws in a case in order to determine that case. It is the act of testing or proving by experience or use. In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" a black man, Tom Robinson, was accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, and was brought to trial. There was three distinct views on Tom Robinson's trial. In the novel, the townspeople of Maycomb believe in Tom's guilt while Atticus and the children believe in Tom's innocence. Atticus couldn't support the verdict because he was in a very prejudice court and no matter what the proof was, the outcome would be still be the s