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Tennessee appeals court overturns murder conviction in killing of Black trans woman Paris Lee
Original: Paris Lee. 36. A Black trans woman, shot six times in 2022. Samuel Ward Jr. admitted it. A jury convicted him. On Octobe
Samuel Ward Jr., who admitted to shooting Paris Lee, a 36-year-old Black trans woman, six times in 2022, had his murder conviction thrown out by a Tennessee appeals panel on October 5. The panel ruled the conviction invalid because jurors were not told the victim was transgender. The decision is drawing outrage from civil rights advocates.
Why now: People are angered that a confessed killer's conviction was overturned on a technicality related to the victim's gender identity
Paris LeeSamuel Ward Jr.Tennessee
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- Paris Lee. 36. A Black trans woman, shot six times in 2022. Samuel Ward Jr. admitted it. A jury convicted him. On October 5 a Tennessee appeals panel threw it out because jurors weren't told she was trans. Six bullets. Same confession. When did a jury last need a birth… · wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org · 33
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