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White Prosecutor Disbarred For Withholding Evidence Capable Of Proving Innocence Of Two Black Men Charged With Capital Murder - Blavity

A white prosecutor has been removed from his post two decades after withholding evidence that could have prevented two formerly incarcerated Black men from spending 14 years in prison. Richard E. “Rick” Jackson's license was revoked on April 13 after he failed to hand over evidence to both men’s defense attorneys that could have cleared them from capital murder in 2000, The Washington Post reported .

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