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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)

Citation
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Parent Document
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1997-12-23

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In his amended motion, appellant alleged that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to assert that the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney purposefully discriminates against African-American persons who kill white persons, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and art. I, section 2, of the Missouri Constitution. Appellant points to statistical evaluations of the charging practices in St. Louis County, and other jurisdictions, to demonstrate what he believes is systematic discrimination in St. Louis County and in the state of Missouri. He alleges as proof of discrimination that he is African-American, that the victim was white, and that the prosecuting attorney refused to take a negotiated plea for life.