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This Louisiana prosecutor...
• Was forced to resign from the DA’s office for submitting false paperwork
• Withheld evidence in at least 3 death row cases
• Compared a Black teen to a dog and told the jury to “get rid of it”

Now he’s running for judge.
https://www.propublica.org/article/hugo-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge.

Holland, who once compared a Black child to a dog, has had a career mired in controversy. That hasn’t stopped him from becoming the de facto frontrunner of his judicial race.

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If this accusation was enough to get him fired and withholding evidence is a crime, why was he not prosecuted, or at least disbarred?

"Freedom at a Cost: The Devastating Case of Corey Williams"

By Innocence Staff
06 June 2018

"...
Hugo Holland, a Caddo Parish assistant district attorney, was responsible for Williams’ conviction. Before Williams, Holland had tried dozens of death-penalty cases and put at least 10 people, most of whom were men of color, on death row. Years later, half of Holland’s death-penalty convictions were overturned, and two are awaiting appeals. In three of those cases, including Williams’, Holland was accused of withholding evidence.

Holland was fired as a Caddo Parish assistant district attorney in 2012, but he quickly found a well-paying job as a prosecutor-for-hire and as a lobbyist for Caddo Parish.
..."

https://innocenceproject.org/news/freedom-at-a-cost-the-case-of-corey-williams/

Freedom at a Cost: The Devastating Case of Corey Williams - Innocence Project

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Mar 24 at 9:46pmWeb