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Updated April 6 Federal appeals court hears Lewiston man’s case Judges at the Boston court focused on a prosecutor disallowing a Black man from the jury. Share Malik Hollis of Lewiston listens to his attorney, James Howaniec, during a hearing in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn seeking a new trial in September 2017. Sun Journal file photo A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in a Lewiston case where a 20-year-old Black man was convicted of two felonies by an all-white jury after the sole black person was stricken by a prosecutor from serving on the jury. James Howaniec, defense attorney for Malik Hollis of Lewiston, had appealed in Maine’s highest court in 2018 the trial court judge’s decision to allow the prosecutor to strike the Black man in a preemptory challenge. ....
By Christopher Williams, Staff Writer Read Article AUBURN A judge on Friday rejected a claim by a Lewiston man that prosecutors excluded the only African-American from the trial jury because he was the same race as the defendant. Malik Hollis, 21, who is African-American, was seeking an acquittal or new trial. Hollis was convicted in July by a jury in Androscoggin County Superior Court on charges of reckless conduct with a firearm and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. He was sentenced to three years in prison. Police said Hollis fired gunshots in the direction of several men in late morning on May 21, 2016. ....
By Judith Meyer, Executive Editor Read Article LEWISTON Maine’s highest court ruled Tuesday that an Androscoggin County prosecutor did not discriminate against a black man when she rejected the only person of color from a jury that later found the man guilty of two felonies. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld Malik Hollis’ convictions by an all-white jury for reckless conduct and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. Defense attorney James Howaniec said he intends to appeal the decision to the federal court. “This is a sad day for the rights of minority residents in Maine,” Howaniec said Tuesday. ....
Read Article Malik Hollis of Lewiston listens to his attorney, James Howaniec, during a hearing in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn seeking a new trial in September 2017. Sun Journal file photo A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in a Lewiston case where a 20-year-old Black man was convicted of two felonies by an all-white jury after the sole black person was stricken by a prosecutor from serving on the jury. James Howaniec, defense attorney for Malik Hollis of Lewiston, had appealed in Maine’s highest court in 2018 the trial court judge’s decision to allow the prosecutor to strike the Black man in a preemptory challenge. ....