NYT columnist Bob Herbert calls for the Tulia, Texas investigation to widen beyond clown cop Tom Coleman to include "higher ups," apparently meaning the prosecutors in the cases. But what about the judge, or possibly judges, who ruled on the admissibility of the evidence, much of it uncorroborated, some even fabricated? Prosecutors and defense attorneys operate solely at the sufferance and pleasure of the judge.
4/28/03
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