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Judge swore in lawyer who once appeared in his courtroom 16 years ago
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Judge swore in lawyer who once appeared in his courtroom 16 years ago
"It's my duty to change the system," Edward Martell said. "I don't want to be the exception. I should be the norm."
When Edward Martell went to court in 2005 to plead guilty to selling and manufacturing...
It was a Friday afternoon when Edward Martell, dressed in a dark purple suit and bow tie, stood in front of Judge Bruce Morrow's courtroom. With one hand raised, the new lawyer was sworn into the State Bar of Michigan. Sixteen years ago in that same Wayne County courtroom, Martell stood in front of Morrow and pleaded guilty to selling and manufacturing crack cocaine. After being caught in a drug sting, the 27-year-old had gone into court prepared to hear the worst -- possibly 20 years in prison. Instead, he left with just a three-year probation sentence and words of encouragement that h...
Bruce Morrow, a Detroit judge, gave crack dealer Edward Martell a second chance. Now he's a lawyer.