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Ex-Prosecutor Who Framed Innocent Black Man Surrenders Law License

From the Atlanta Tribune:

Terra Morehead, a former prosecutor who helped frame an innocent Black man for a murder he didn’t commit, has agreed to surrender her law license and is set to be disbarred. According to KCUR, Morehead, who retired from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas in August 2023, surrendered her license as part of an agreement with the […]

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[-] nac82@lemm.ee 28 points 5 months ago

But the cop conspirator Roger Golubski went on to become a serial rapist who the law let walk free.

https://www.kcur.org/news/2024-02-27/roger-golubski-culvers-home-detention-kckpd-abuse

Dude was put on house arrest that was never enforced.

Wtf

[-] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Why is she not being criminally charged? She deserves 26 years, minimum.

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Moreover, I feel like cases she dealt with should be retried. Is it a pain in the ass? Yes. But she provably framed at least one man, and that SHOULD cast her whole legal career into doubt.

[-] teamevil@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

She should have to finish serving the sentences of the wrongly convicted

Not finish, serve double of the entire sentence. Doing this should be a life sentence, in all honesty.

[-] teamevil@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Don't disagree but gotta start somewhere.

[-] Pronell@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Ex-prosecutor who provably framed at least one person.

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