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ACTIVIST SEAN ARCE?
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IS THE TUCSON CITY COURT COVERING UP FOR PRO-RAZA
ACTIVIST SEAN ARCE?
In Animal Farm George Orwell wrote: All animals are equal. But
someanimals are more equal than others.
The same may be true in Tucson Arizona, where for several years
nowcriminal defense attorneys have told me that well connected
minoritydefendants sometimes get preferential treatment by judges
in TucsonCity Court.
However; the treatment they get may be determined by what kind
ofminority they are.
Case in point: Within the past several months two well
publicized cases,both involving similar charges of domestic
violence: State v Sean Arce,the former TUSD Director of the Raza
Studies Program, and State v.KaDeem Carey, the heralded running
back for the University of Arizona.
(And to express my bias, Go Cats!)
One defendant, Arce, is Brown. The other defendant, Carey, is
Black.
However; for reasons known only to Presiding Tucson City Court
JudgeRiojas only State v Carey appears on the Court Docket. State v
Arcedoesnt appear at all.
Moreover; as of todays date, State v Arce has never even shown
up on the
City Court Docket.
I know: Ive been following the Arce case ever since the news
broke inJanuary, looking at the City Court Calendar 2, maybe 3
times a week.
What does this (apparently) mean? Only Carey, a Black Man, is
beingprosecuted for his alleged offense. As for the Brown Man Arce?
not only
ARIZONA COMMON SENSE
An Exercise in Aggressive, Non-Partisan Political
ActivismJanuary 18, 2013 Volume 3, Number 01
