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Monday, January 17, 2005

Tom Coleman Perjury Trial Archives

Here are Grits guest blogger Rev. Alan Bean's complete blog posts from the Tom Coleman perjury trial in Lubbock

1-9 Coleman trial already has pro-wrestling feel

1-10 Lesson from Tulia: Treatment not Incarceration

1-11 John Read's Boot Camp

1-12 A two-bit crime in a half-bit town

1-13 Special Prosecutor: Sheriff Stewart Needs a Lawyer

1-14 Coleman's defense continues: the fight gets personal

1-17 Reflections: Preachers, farmers and Yankee lawyers fight system that doesn't work

More:
  • Alan covered Coleman's indictment for the Texas Observer, 4-9-04.
  • Here's the Texas Observer piece by Nate Blakeslee that first broke the story.
See also from Grits:
  • 12-16 TX House Committee: End Drug Task Force System
  • 1-15 Federal judge: All counties liable for Tulia-style screwups
  • 12-10 Byrne task forces not just a Texas problem
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Anonymous said...

are they still sellin drugs in tulia?

7/06/2010 12:31:00 AM

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