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

#HugoHolland ’s aggressive legal tactics made him one of Louisiana’s most renowned prosecutors and helped turn #CaddoParish , a majority Black community in the northwest corner of the state, into one of the nation’s leaders in #deathpenalty convictions.

His nearly 40-year career, though, has been marked by controversies.

#politics #louisiana

https://www.propublica.org/article/hugo-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies

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.

ProPublica