“This set of falsehoods is typical of the conduct of the Memphis D.A’s office during this period.”from Owens v. Guida 549 F.3d
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By @BlackDefendants IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE DO BLACK DEFENDANTS MATTER? AFTER YOU READ THIS, WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THE INTRO In 2004 Vern Braswell, a Black man, was charged in the
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“This set of falsehoods is typical of the conduct of the Memphis D.A’s office during this period.”from Owens v. Guida 549 F.3d 399, 425 (6th Cir.2008), Senior Justice Merritt dissenting Vern Braswell
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A Black defendant's evidence vanishes and none of the judges bat an eye. Corruption and systemic racial inequalities allow injustices to thrive.
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