
Picture: Oscar Grant’s Uncle, Cephus Johnson aka Uncle Bobby along with Minister Keith Muhammad.
Sat July 10 Oakland, Ca: There was a press conference held at True Vine Church Here organizers along with the Oscar Grant family returned from Los Angeles and gave a Community Report Back. They go in on the jury and the press.
Minister Keith Muhammad started off by presenting a detailed break down of what took place in the courtroom. Here are the links below..followed by a brief summary of what was talked about…
http://www.swift.fm/mrdaveyd/song/50228/ pt1
http://www.swift.fm/mrdaveyd/song/50231/ pt2
http://www.swift.fm/mrdaveyd/song/50226/ pt3
Minister Keith talked about the jury and the way they deliberated. He noted the instructions given to the jury and the steps they were supposed to take in determining a verdict. He explained the delays that took place and what they met. He noted the instructions Judge Robert Perry gave to them. Folks need to hear this portion of the press conference and keep in mind many of the concerns that Minister Keith and the Grant family raise around how quickly the jury returned a verdict. On many levels, it seems the jury didn’t fully deliberate at all.
The issue of the jury’s racial make up is talked about and how the lack of African-Americans raised cause for concern and impacted the verdict. Los Angeles is almost 25% white but was 75% on the jury. The claim that there were no Black jurors available was outlandish. Minister Keith outlines what Judge Robert Perry insisted upon in terms of selecting a jury. Many people felt the prosecutor David Stein dropped the ball. As was pointed during this press conference, he was handcuffed by the specific instructions and method dictated by Judge Perry… Continue reading →
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July 13, 2010
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: allhiphop, editorial, money, news, not funny, race, recognize, tragedy, wtf? . Author: dreydnero . Comments: Leave a comment