“Louisiana man jailed for 44 years on rape charges is freed as prosecutor dismisses charges after judge calls for new trial”
He’s black, of course. White people don’t get treated like this.
“In 1977, it took just minutes for a jury of 11 White men and one Black woman to convict Simmons, who is Black, for the attempted sexual assault of 14-year-old twin sisters.”
“A judge had ordered a new trial because exculpatory evidence had not been turned over to the original defense team.”
Read story here.
This is what Republican legislators want to punish teachers for telling white kids about. (Read about that here.)