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Murder Convictions Thrown Out After Witness Said OPD Officer Paid to Her to Lie

By Ken Epstein A man who was sentenced to life in prison for a 2011 murder in North Oakland was quietly released from prison last September...

Former officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng face state charges of aiding and abetting Floyd’s murder.

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

Officers in Death of George Floyd Reject Plea Deal

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nothing will bring George Floyd back to his loved ones, but with [the guilty] verdicts, we hope that the ignorance and indifference toward...

When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp repealed the law, he said Arbery was “the victim of vigilante-style violence that has no place in Georgia” and that the statute was “ripe for abuse.”

Black History4 years ago

After Guilty Verdicts, Civil Rights Leaders Exhort Black America to ‘Never Stop Running for Ahmaud’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Glynn County, Georgia, convicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan of felony murder. “Guilty. Guilty. Guilty,” civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump...

While lawmakers introduced and passed the RICO statute in 1970 primarily as a tool to deter organized crime, African Americans have predominately suffered under that law. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

Some Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Act

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When there is public pressure to prosecute high profile individuals or groups; federal, state, and local politicians have traditionally used their law enforcement...

Black people in the United States have never been given a presumption of innocence in the criminal justice system, said Karen Thompson, the Innocence Project Senior Staff Attorney. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Report: Blacks Seven-Times More Likely than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From their very first interaction with the police, to being arrested, booked, charged, convicted, and sentenced, Black people are discriminated against and disproportionately...

The right to a jury trial is a hallmark of the American criminal justice system and defendants generally have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers. (Photo: iStockPhoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

COMMENTARY: Experts: ‘Jury of your Peers’ Rarely Applies to African Americans

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Race has a tremendous impact in criminal trials, at least one African American juror can help even the playing field when it comes...

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Black History7 years ago

COMMENTARY: James Byrd’s Killer Didn’t Deserve the Death Penalty

NNPA NEWSWIRE — If we could execute the white murderer of James Byrd, Jr. (I try not to mention the names of devils more than is...

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Murder Convictions Thrown Out After Witness Said OPD Officer Paid to Her to Lie

Officers in Death of George Floyd Reject Plea Deal

After Guilty Verdicts, Civil Rights Leaders Exhort Black America to ‘Never Stop Running for Ahmaud’

Some Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Act

Report: Blacks Seven-Times More Likely than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder

COMMENTARY: Experts: ‘Jury of your Peers’ Rarely Applies to African Americans

COMMENTARY: James Byrd’s Killer Didn’t Deserve the Death Penalty

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Murder Convictions Thrown Out After Witness Said OPD Officer Paid to Her to Lie

Officers in Death of George Floyd Reject Plea Deal

After Guilty Verdicts, Civil Rights Leaders Exhort Black America to ‘Never Stop Running for Ahmaud’

Some Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Act

Report: Blacks Seven-Times More Likely than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder

COMMENTARY: Experts: ‘Jury of your Peers’ Rarely Applies to African Americans

COMMENTARY: James Byrd’s Killer Didn’t Deserve the Death Penalty

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