California Court of Appeal Vacates Former NFL Star’s Rape Conviction Because Prosecutor’s Racial Statements During Closing Constituted ‘Racially Discriminatory Language’ in Violation of Racial Justice Act
by Phillip Wasserman, J.D.
The Court of Appeal of California, Sixth Appellate District, held that the prosecution’s statements during closing arguments—that the police failed to search the defendant’s home in part because he was a famous Black man and that a search of his home would have opened up “a ...
