[Peace-discuss] Patrick trial

[C. G. Estabrook]

What defense was presented?  Did the defense portray the charge as a 
police set-up?  Did they argue that the event didn't occur?


Bob Illyes wrote:
> Patrick Thompson was found guilty today. This is an astonishing
> result, and can only be explained by a degree of racism in the
> jury that I did not believe existed in this county. There was no
> evidence- it was her word against his. Apparently a tearful white
> woman can have her way in court with a black man in Champaign County.
> This does not bode well for business as usual in the court house.
> Court Watch will be going into high gear.
> 
> Bob
> 
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