Mastodawn

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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Raw Cast Labs 1d ago

@ProPublica some people act worse then dogs. And some people act in a way that is lower then animals. Would need more details other then the baiting color angle.

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Erin

@Rawcastlabs @ProPublica well thankfully there’s an article:

“Holland had concealed a trove of evidence that they said proved his innocence: Witnesses on the night of the murder told police Williams was innocent, and detectives stated at the time that they believed several older men were responsible and trying to pin the blame on Williams [who has a “severe intellectual disability”]”

He also kept a portrait of a Confederate & KKK leader in his office but sure, “baiting”