Black Mother Who Faced Five Years In Prison For Illegal Voting Has Conviction Overturned

Black Mother Who Faced Five Years In Prison For Illegal Voting Has Conviction Overturned

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 2, 2024

The state appellate court in Fort Worth, Texas, has acquitted Crystal Mason of an illegal voting conviction, a decision that spares her from serving a five-year prison sentence. 

According to Judge Wade Birdwell, the state lacked sufficient evidence to prove that

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