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Race plays key role in death-row cases, says speaker

ALABAMA:Race plays key role in death-row cases, says speakerMore often than not, race of the victim and the defendant determineswhich criminals land on death row in Alabama, death penalty opponent BryanStevenson told an audience at Auburn Montgomery on Sunday.Stevenson, who heads the Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama, was thekeynote speaker for this year's AUM Durr Lecture Series, which alwaysfocuses on hot-button civil liberties issues.Stevenson, who is also a professor at New York University School of Law,has worked with his staff to win reversals or reduced sentences in over 65death penalty cases.Following his talk, Stevenson was presented a framed event poster by AUMChancellor John Veres.Ann Durr Lyon, daughter of Virginia and Clifford Durr, also received aframed poster...continue to full post

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