Brazoria County is under fire after it was revealed that a court clerk allegedly used race to hand-pick jurors. This scandal is a massive red flag for our local justice system and could lead to a wave of retrials.
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Taxpayers are likely on the hook for expensive retrials and potential legal settlements resulting from these procedural failures.
Defendants who were tried by tainted juries now have a legitimate path to challenge their convictions and seek justice.
The entire community loses when we can't trust that our courts are playing by the rules.
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