More...[hasn't the name Allen been mentioned on one of these threads]
http://www.thetimesnews.com/power_brokers/jb_allen.php
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By Brandee Hayhurst
Times-News
Few forget their first experience in Judge J.B. Allen Jr.s courtroom..................
.....Though the Stager case drew national attention, Allen said the Michael Seagroves manslaughter trial was his most extraordinary experience. Durham was in an uproar after a white man shot and killed a black teenager who broke into his garage. Seagroves said he was protecting his family. Allen and most everyone else involved in the trial faced death threats.
It ended up the jury hung up, which was the best thing that could have happened to Durham, Allen said. You could just feel the emotions in the courtroom down there, the hatred.
As soon as the trial ended, the Durham County sheriff and an SBI agent escorted Allen to the county line. North Carolina legislators later passed a defense of habitation law in response to the case......
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It ended up the jury hung up, which was the best thing that could have happened to Durham, Allen said. You could just feel the emotions in the courtroom down there, the hatred.
When was this published?