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Defense lawyer: White officer targeted black NBA player (Yahoo Sports)
A white police officer singled out a black professional basketball player as he filed out of a trendy nightclub this year, sparking a confrontation that resulted in the player’s arrest and a season-ending leg fracture, a defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday. ”I don’t know what he saw,” attorney Alex Spiro said of the officer, JohnPaul Giacona, who first told the Atlanta Hawks’ Thabo Sefolosha to clear the area early on April 8. ”The defendant does not think he needs to obey the law,” assistant district attorney Jesse Matthews said.
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