Choosing Sides (2011)
““Your Honor,” he said, “we move to have the case dismissed due to lack of evidence.”
It was Monday morning, and the first case on Judge Kennedy’s docket. The courtroom was filled to capacity with press, cameras, news reporters, and spectators, and the judge had to call the court to order more than once.
Loyal fans just couldn’t bring themselves to believe that someone with such a bright future ahead of them would throw it all away like that. They kept chanting, “Free Malek, free Malek, free Mal...ek,” only stopping their chants when the judge threatened to close the courtroom and put everybody out.
Wallace continued, “Your Honor, I submit that Malek Johnson has been the victim of the most heinous form of racism. This young man has no priors, is a model student, and is the number one national prospect for the NBA. For the life of me, I don’t understand how Mr. Chiu could slander my client like this. This has to be a miscarriage of justice.”
Malek’s mother sat on the front row, her lip trembling, tears glazing her eyes, and his stepfather sat next to her.MoreLess
It was Monday morning, and the first case on Judge Kennedy’s docket. The courtroom was filled to capacity with press, cameras, news reporters, and spectators, and the judge had to call the court to order more than once.
Loyal fans just couldn’t bring themselves to believe that someone with such a bright future ahead of them would throw it all away like that. They kept chanting, “Free Malek, free Malek, free Mal...ek,” only stopping their chants when the judge threatened to close the courtroom and put everybody out.
Wallace continued, “Your Honor, I submit that Malek Johnson has been the victim of the most heinous form of racism. This young man has no priors, is a model student, and is the number one national prospect for the NBA. For the life of me, I don’t understand how Mr. Chiu could slander my client like this. This has to be a miscarriage of justice.”
Malek’s mother sat on the front row, her lip trembling, tears glazing her eyes, and his stepfather sat next to her.MoreLess
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