![]() But the prosecutor in the case wanted him to be locked up and go to Oak Hill, which was the name of juvenile prison back then. Brandon's mom and grandmother were there in court they wanted him to come home. I had a letter from a teacher and a counselor at his school. And I was arguing that should be on probation. So the judge had to decide what he was going to do because Brandon had pled guilty. Can you tell us about your client Brandon, and how his sentencing changed the way you thought about the role Black people played in the giant apparatus of criminal punishment? īrandon was a teenage client of mine who was faced with possession of marijuana and possession of a gun charges, and we were at sentencing. ![]() You often found yourself defending your Black clients against Black prosecutors, and you were standing before Black judges. It was also one of the Blackest cities in the country. You spent the early part of your career as a public defender in Washington, D.C., which at the time was one of the most violent cities in the U.S. ![]()
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