According to CNN 18 year old Paul Schlesselman and 20 year old Daniel Cowart were "accused of planning to kill more than 100 African-Americans ending with Obama (who was running for president at the time). However the men believe their "indictment should be thrown out because there were too many African-Americans on the grand jury." According to CNN "Cowart's defense attorney claims, in a motion to dismiss the indictment against him, that of the 23 grand jurors who indicted Cowart on November 5, 21 were African-American and two were white."
Daniel Cowart's Defense Attorney Joe Byrd wants the court to "investigate whether the failure to ask jurors whether they could be impartial resulted in his receiving an impartial jury." He made a motion to ask the court to "appoint a commissioner to interview each of the grand jurors to see if there was any partiality or prejudice on their part"
I apologize in advance for this however the Defense Attorney has a point; under the law everyone is entitled to a fair trial. Yes, what the two men were going to do is horrible and wrong however, the Defense Attorney has the right to ask for a fair trial. These men should be punished and Im sure no matter who they put on the Jury they will be found guilty and put in jail for a very long time.
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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion I do not disagree nor do I agree. However where does the justice come into play with African American cases that have predominantly Caucasian’s on the jury. There is hardly ever justice seen there, and I’ve heard about this on countless occasions. Personally I feel that whether it was a predominantly black jury or not, I can't see any human being in their right mind allowing these men to get away with this cruel plan. If the jury sided with the defendants then there would be no issue, even if it was an entire jury of skinheads. Because they were unsatisfied with this verdict they have found it necessary to bring up the point that it was a predominantly African American Jury, which makes it an impartial jury. Whatever they do decide to do, these men must be punished for their actions and that’s where the justice is at.
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