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Paul Henderson: I think the prosecution needed to address race, even if that would not have changed the juror's mind.

On the recordJuly 15, 2013
I think the prosecution needed to address race, even if that would not have changed the juror's mind.
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Paul Henderson

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Henderson argues that the prosecution should have raised the issue of race for the sake of public perception.

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