Browsing: yet his trial proceeded without addressing this fundamental due process violation. The resulting 70-year sentence has been described as wildly disproportionate

In a case that has ignited community outrage, Adrian Jelks, a young African American teenager with no prior criminal record, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison after what many are calling a profound miscarriage of justice. Adrian, who maintained he acted in self-defense during a confrontation at his workplace, was convicted in the shooting death of Antavius Holton despite significant evidence supporting his claims.