How Did We Get Here Vern Braswell, a Black defendant, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Sheila,
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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 was convicted of murder in Memphis, TN in 2005
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How Did We Get Here Vern Braswell, a Black defendant, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Sheila, in 2004 in Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee. Sheila was discovered
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By @BlackDefendants “It don’t matter if you’re Black or White” – Michael Jackson, 1991 “Only if you have money and lawyers like O. J. Simpson or Michael Jackson, oh okay, you said
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By @BlackDefendants “It don’t matter if you’re Black or White” Michael Jackson, 1991 “If you’re Black, it don’t matter if you did it or not” Vern Braswell, 2020 JURY DELIBERATIONS Jennifer Collins,
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By @BlackDefendants “It don’t matter if you’re Black or White” —Michael Jackson, 1991 “If he had been charged in Memphis, Shelby County, he’d probably be doing a residency at the Tennessee Dept
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By @BlackDefendants It don’t matter if you’re Black or White. – Michael Jackson, 1991 Clearly he’s never been charged in a criminal case in Memphis, TN or anywhere in the deep south
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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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Look at your friends, your neighbors, your workmates. Have you considered walking just a few steps in their shoes?
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