Court throws out conviction after judge says Black man ‘looks like a criminal to me’
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. District Judge; Detroit
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An appeals court on Thursday overturned the drug conviction of a Black man, saying his rights were violated by a Detroit federal judge who was upset over delays in the case and declared: “This guy looks like a criminal to me.”“Such remarks are wholly incompatible with the fair administration of justice,” the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III, who is white, apologized nearly two years later when the case against Leron Liggins finally was ready for trial. He explained that he was mad at the time “and I regret it.”AD
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BY ED WHITE
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https://apnews.com/article/detroit-judge-race-remark-c6e6d64a41343a9c2cb9686e7ee0d7a6
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apnews.com
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