Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Is it looking up for black farmers in court?

Word has it that the jurors in Harry Young's phone threatening trial in Paducah, Kentucky thought the government's case was a bit smelly.  The case resulted in a hung jury.


www.redorbit.com/.../farmer_evicted_feds_say_he_owes_748109/
www.courierpress.com/.../farmer-on-trial-accused-of-threatening-usda/?
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/mar/12/mistrial-declared-on-threat/

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