The district attorney declined to talk about any specifics of the case, and says he's barred by law from talking about the testimony and statements given by the teenagers in the car.

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The American Civil Liberties Union, meanwhile, said the law makes it possible for people to be tried and put to death based on hearsay or testimony coerced by beatings.

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Think, just for a moment, and ask yourself if whether these allegations about this testimony is really an effort to vindicate the rule of law, or is it something else, and ask yourself what coming generations will think about these charges.

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