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Court throws out conviction after judge says Black man ‘looks like a criminal to me’

#MassIncarceration #Justice #BlackMastodon
https://apnews.com/article/detroit-judge-race-remark-c6e6d64a41343a9c2cb9686e7ee0d7a6

The Theodore Levin United States Courthouse is seen in Detroit, Monday, July 11, 2011. An appeals court on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, overturned the drug conviction of a Black man, saying his rights were violated by U.S> District Judge Stephen Murphy III who was upset over delays in the case and declared: “This guy looks like a criminal to me.” Murphy is based in the Detroit courthouse. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Aug 04, 2023, 07:38 PM··Web

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