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HOUSTON, Texas An application for a posthumous pardon of George Floyd’s 2004 conviction in Texas was filed Monday on behalf of Floyd and his surviving family, according to a copy of the application obtained by CNN.
In the application, Allison Mathis of the Harris County Public Defender’s Office said that even though Floyd worked to change his life after being released in 2013 from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the request for posthumous pardon wasn’t based on what had or had not been done. Mathis said it was filed because the arresting officer in Floyd’s case “manufactured the existence of confidential informants to bolster his cases against innocent defendants.”
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Texas assault of Korean woman leads to hate crime indictment
April 16, 2021
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HOUSTON (AP) A Houston woman has been indicted on a hate crime charge after being accused of attacking a Korean woman inside her business, prosecutors announced Friday.
Authorities allege Keaundra Young, 24, repeatedly punched Jung Kim while she shopped inside Kim’s beauty supply store in Houston on March 17.
A grand jury on Thursday determined the alleged assault was motivated by racial bias and indicted her on a misdemeanor assault charge with a hate crime enhancement, said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. Young is Black and Kim is Korean.
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