March 4, 5 p.m.
Thurgood Marshall Lecture Series
Francis King Carey School of Law
‘A Personal Account of Injustice Within Our Criminal Justice System’
This year for the Francis King Carey School of Law's Thurgood Marshall Lecture Series, the Student Bar Association is centering the four-part series around key issues that Justice Thurgood Marshall fought for during his life.
In particular, the series will highlight four issues (criminal justice, education, voter suppression, and social justice) inspired by noteworthy Justice Marshall cases. The invited speakers will discuss these topics, how they have evolved and, in many ways, continue to adversely impact marginalized communities throughout the country. We look forward to honoring Justice Marshall in this way and hope that you will attend.
In Chambers v. Florida, Justice Marshall successfully defended four convicted African American men who were coerced by police into confessing to murder.
For the March 4 event, we will hear from Huwe Burton, an exoneree from the Innocence Project who spent 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. His conviction was the result of a coerced confession from the investigative detectives on his case.
Zoom Link to Register
Register in advance for this meeting at https://umaryland.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqcuCqrT8pH9JqD0CDjThAaBFlaBJW0VgN
For more information on Burton, please see this link:
https://innocenceproject.org/bronx-mans-1991-murder-conviction-vacated/