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Law's Michael Benza explains the role of race in wrongful convictions

MEDIA | April 1, 2022
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Texas man spends 13 years in prison for murder he didn't commit

KYTX: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, said that minorities are disproportionately represented on death row. “Most critically, it's the race of the victim that is most determinative of who ends up on death row or not,” he said.

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