International Coalition to Free the Angola 3
 Yesterday,
February 26, District Court Judge Brady released a 34-page ruling that
granted habeas to Albert on the issue of racial discrimination in the
selection of the grand jury foreperson for his 1998 retrial. This
decision now overturns Albert's conviction for a third time. In the 34-page ruling, Judge Brady reviews the arguments of both sides and concludes that Albert's team used the correct baseline for comparison, and that using that baseline, the discrimination is statistically significant no matter which tests are used. It was the State's burden in these proceedings to prove that there was a race neutral procedure in place for selecting forepersons. Judge Brady agreed with Albert that the State failed to do this.
Just
as when Judge Brady overturned Albert's conviction in 2008, the State
is now expected to appeal today's ruling to the 5th Circuit. Therefore,
nothing is certain except that the legal team and A3 supporters will not
stop fighting until this ruling is affirmed by the 5th Circuit and
Albert is finally a free man.
This is an important victory, thanks in no small part to the efforts of our supporters!
--View/Download a PDF of Judge Brady's ruling here.
--As we learn more, we will post updates here, so please check www.angola3.org for more information about Albert's case. For more background, this is our report
from the evidentiary hearing that preceded today's ruling. Also, to
help us with outreach at this critical time, you can download an updated
A3 flyer here.
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Homer, LA 71040 St. Gabriel, LA 70776
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