Jury Selection Begins in Tulia Cop Perjury Trial
Bump and Update: Jury selection begins Monday.
Coleman's trial on the perjury charges, which centers on whether he lied about his own arrest record during the evidentiary hearings for four defendants in 2003, was to begin with jury selection Monday. It was expected to last about a week.
Don't forget to check Grits for Breakfast where guestblogger Rev. Alan Bean is live-blogging the trial.
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Original Post 1/8/05
Tom Coleman is the undercover drug cop responsible for the convictions of 38 mostly black defendants in Tulia, Texas. He was found to be non-credible, the convictions were overturned and the defendants were pardoned. They even received a $5 million settlement. He is about to go on trial for perjury.
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