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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 18, 2000

Lawyers Organize to Paper Judge for Dismissing Juror

RIVERSIDE - Riverside criminal defense lawyers have banded together to boycott the courtroom of Superior Court Judge Vilia G. Sherman, following her dismissal of an African-American juror who was the only person standing between Lester Harland Wilson and a death sentence.

        By Tessa Jarrett
        Daily Journal Staff Writer
        RIVERSIDE - Riverside criminal defense lawyers have banded together to boycott the courtroom of Superior Court Judge Vilia G. Sherman, following her dismissal of an African-American juror who was the only person standing between Lester Harland Wilson...

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