Prosecutors used rap lyrics to assist ship a person to demise row in Texas. It's not an unusual tactic

When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, ideas and even job leads in a pocket book that may grow to be proof at his capital homicide trial. Prosecutors chosen lyrics with alleged references to gang affiliation and shootings to persuade jurors that as a substitute of life in jail, Broadnax, who’s Black, must be put to […]