The Impartial Citizen, p. 7. Human/Civil Rights. 1986 First Police Brutality Case: Racism in Grand Jury Selection charged by Mitchell Defense. Racism in Grand Jury selection charged.
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Mitchell was charged with assaulting white Syracuse police officer Lisa Phalen-Bastedo. The incident arose out of a simple neighborhood dispute over the conduct of neighborhood children. His attorney charged that minorities were excluded from the Onondaga County Grand Jury System.
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The Impartial Citizen, p. 7. Human/Civil Rights. 1986 First Police Brutality Case: Racism in Grand Jury Selection charged by Mitchell Defense. Racism in Grand Jury selection charged.
1985-02-01/1985-02-15
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Racism
Police misconduct
Police brutality
Discrimination
Court system
grand juries
Stephen Mitchell
Bernozzi
R. S. Pritchard
Panamerican/Panafrican Association
Syracuse Police Department
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