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Eyewitness oath trial sparks racist outburst in Arkansas court
A strange courtroom scene from the Arkansas trial feature a lawyer railing at a Black witness who testifies under oath about knowing a prisoner since boyhood. The judge admonishes the witness as the exchange exposes tensions, while the sheriff prepares to handle contempt. The report also notes unrelated items about elopement shoes and English forestry under Roman times.
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