Third-Year Black Law Student Mistaken As Defendant By Sheriff’s Deputy

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By Kevin L. Clark ·Updated March 9, 2022

Brooklyn Crockton, a third-year law student at the Roger Williams University School of Law, posted a TikTok video where she says a white sheriff’s deputy mistook her for a defendant when she tried to enter a courtroom.Crockton, who was present to represent a client as part of the school’s criminal defense clinic, spoke about the experience and soon after it happened it gained more than

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