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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/louisiana-court-black-man-hedge/(permalink)
Author: snopescom
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2020-08-11
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Incarceration in the United StatesChief Justice of the United StatesHabeas corpusNonviolenceLife imprisonmentBurglaryAmerican Civil Liberties UnionDistrict attorneyHedge fundSnopesRobberyParolePolice brutalityRacismLouisianaKobe BryantAfrican AmericansCourtSupreme Court of the United StatesCaddo Parish, LouisianaCarportParole board

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  • A Black man was sentenced to life in prison in 1997 for stealing hedge clippers — a decision upheld by Louisiana's Supreme Court in July 2020.

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