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Statement on James Johnson

NCDP Chair Jerry Meek made the following statement about the James Johnson case:

"No one can erase the anguish and pain James Johnson endured for 42 months as he awaited trial for crimes he did not commit. But we can all take comfort that sometimes the justice system gets it right and sometimes the falsely accused prevail."

Read the story in the News and Observer:
A prosecutor decides that James Johnson should not face trial on charges of killing a teen in 2004
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/story/840418.html