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Showing Original Post only (View all)Prosecutor drops all charges against Pamela Moses, jailed over voting error [View all]
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Sam Levine
@srl
Breaking news: Prosecutors are dropping all criminal charges against Pamela Moses, the Memphis woman sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote. She was granted a new trial in February, but prosecutors said today they won't pursue it.
theguardian.com
Prosecutor drops all charges against Pamela Moses, jailed over voting error
Moses, convicted last year, was granted new trial in February after Guardian revealed documents that had not been given to her defense
10:55 AM · Apr 22, 2022
Sam Levine
@srl
Breaking news: Prosecutors are dropping all criminal charges against Pamela Moses, the Memphis woman sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote. She was granted a new trial in February, but prosecutors said today they won't pursue it.
theguardian.com
Prosecutor drops all charges against Pamela Moses, jailed over voting error
Moses, convicted last year, was granted new trial in February after Guardian revealed documents that had not been given to her defense
10:55 AM · Apr 22, 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/22/pamela-moses-prosecutor-drops-charges-memphis-tennessee
A Memphis prosecutor has dropped all criminal charges against Pamela Moses, the Memphis woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote.
Moses convicted last year and sentenced in January. She was granted a new trial in February after the Guardian published a document showing that had not been given to her defense ahead of the trial.
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Prosecutor drops all charges against Pamela Moses, jailed over voting error [View all]
Nevilledog
Apr 2022
OP
+++ agree. The trump supporters who voted for dead relatives were never charged with anything.
iluvtennis
Apr 2022
#22
This. I hope she has her lawsuit started for those 82 days and the political hate
GoodRaisin
Apr 2022
#20
That's for sure, if not for their reporting, she might still be locked up
questionseverything
Apr 2022
#24
Great News, Next up Crystal Mason seeks illegal voting conviction to be overturned
MagickMuffin
Apr 2022
#15
I hope so! For a few years, the worst part of this case was that she voted provisionally.
catrose
Apr 2022
#40
The Guardian, once again, is a voice of truth and justice. Hello, WaPo, NYT, ...?
erronis
Apr 2022
#16
The GOP wants to instill fear of voting in some groups. This is how they do it.
mn9driver
Apr 2022
#29
In other news today: Republican Mark Meadows was REGISTERED to vote in THREE states!
Grins
Apr 2022
#30
Now this, this is really important news. Damn, it makes me happy. There is some justice. nt
Biophilic
Apr 2022
#34
Me, too. I am so happy for her. She didn't deserve to be treated like that.
XacerbatedDem
Apr 2022
#37