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Pottawattamie County and Racial Justice

We've discussed the legal issues raised in Pottawattamie County extensively.  In a recent amicus brief, Mark Herrmann, on behalf of Black Cops Against Police Brutality, looks at the case from a different angle.  In a blog posting about Pottawattamie County, Herrmann highlights the racial issues that we've ignored:Two white prosecutors participated in fabricating, and then presenting at trial, perjurious testimony that resulted in the conviction of two black youths for the murder of a white former police chief. The black youths each served 25 years in prison. The key witness at trial then recanted his perjured testimony, and the men were released from prison. They sued the prosecutors for having violated their civil rights. The prosecutors contend that they have absolute immunity from liability...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on September 30, 2009 (boomark / email).