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As Majors’ case awaits trial, experts say public urgency has led to unfair treatment of youth suspects

By Stephanie Lai / Columbia Daily Spectator

Criminal justice experts and community members say the public’s response manufactured a sense of urgency to find and prosecute suspects, opening the door for unjust treatment of the three youths on trial, two of whom face the potential sentence of life in prison.

By Destiny Glover • March 25, 2020 at 4:44 AM

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