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Prisoners Have Right to Jury from Community
Loaded on July 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
July, 1994, page 11
Emmanuel Mitchell is a Tennessee state prisoner. He sued prison officials claiming excessive use of force and placement in an unsanitary cell. After a jury trial judgment was entered in favor of prison officials, Mitchell filed a motion for a new trial claiming that the verdict went against the weight …
Filed under:
Racial Discrimination,
Sanitation,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Juries,
Federal Statutory Law,
Jury Service and Selection Act.
Location:
Tennessee.
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