Posted on 09/09/2020 10:21:29 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A (b)lack man who is going to trial on a murder charge believes jurors could be prejudiced against him if he is forced to wear a mask.
Making the defendant, Carine Reeves, of New York, wear a mask would be problematic because masks are often associated with crime, his attorney, Stephen Smith, told a Maine judge on Wednesday.
“We’re at a particular moment in this nation’s history when having a court force a (b)lack man to wear a mask or to be judged by jurors wearing masks … is in our view unconstitutional,” he said. […]
Reeves is charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Sally Shaw, who was shot in the head and left on the side of a road in Cherryfield.
The trial, scheduled to begin later this month, would be among the first to take place in Maine since the pandemic reduced courthouse hours and delayed trials. …
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Black man with a mask at trial?
Game over.../s
Waive your right to a speedy trial and in a year or two when masks are no longer required, you can go to trial.
bullshiite
everyone’s wearning a g-d mask
All defense lawyers are suddenly William Kunstler now. Whoever thought that the “black rage” defense would not be a one-off?
Excellent analogy.
Liberal heads exploding trying to reconcile this one.
The prosecution contends that the victim was a driver for a New York drug dealer and was in a sexual relationship with him.
Lie down with dogs and sometimes you don’t get up.
How can you tell when a Black man is guilty of shooting someone in the head?
When the best defense they can come up with is that wearing a mask at the trial will prejudice the jury - who is also gonna be wearing masks...
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