Justin King, 28, was fatally shot by his neighbor, Eric Barber, on Nov. 3, 2021 in rural Missouri. King’s family are convinced his death was a pre-meditated murder.
But Willie Stokes, convicted in the murder of Leslie Campbell based solely on the perjured testimony, will learn later this month if prosecutors plan to retry his case.
The Black man who put his body on the line to try and end segregation in 1892 only to see the Supreme Court uphold the "separate but equal" doctrine of the Jim Crow South had his conviction expunged.
Arianna Delane was asleep in the bedroom of a second-floor apartment when someone fired several shots — but her own mother had to take her to the hospital.
“His bright light was extinguished by the personnel within the juvenile detention center that took his life,” lawyer Andrew Stroth said of Cedric Lofton, who had plans to pursue a career in music.
The jury deliberated for about four days before finding the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer guilty of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter.
