Alabama court upholds conviction in Waffle House arrest that sparked police criticism
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
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A state appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a Black woman whose arrest at a Waffle House restaurant sparked complaints about police mistreatment nearly three years ago.
Chikesia Eugenea Clemons, who was convicted of resisting arrest and sentenced to one year of probation following an incident in Mobile County that was captured on video, failed to prove that an indictment should have been dismissed, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ruled.
The court, in a decision by Judge Chris McCool, also dismissed Clemons’ claim that a judge should have found her innocent before jurors were allowed to deliberate.
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Court upholds conviction of woman in Waffle House arrest
March 12, 2021
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) A state appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a Black woman whose arrest at a Waffle House restaurant sparked complaints about police mistreatment nearly three years ago.
Chikesia Eugenea Clemons, who was convicted of resisting arrest and sentenced to one year of probation following an incident in Mobile County that was captured on video, failed to prove that an indictment should have been dismissed, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ruled.
The court, in a decision by Judge Chris McCool, also dismissed Clemons claim that a judge should have found her innocent before jurors were allowed to deliberate.
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