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PLESS v. STATE OF N. C., MECKLENBURG COUNTY

No. C-C-78-208.

510 F.Supp. 136 (1981)

Harold Lee PLESS, Sr., Petitioner, v. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, Respondent.

United States District Court, W. D. North Carolina, Charlotte Division.

March 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry B. Crow, Jr., Monroe, N. C., for petitioner.

Richard N. League, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., N. C. Dept. of Justice, Raleigh, N. C., for respondents.

ORDER

McMILLAN, District Judge.

This case has reached a stage where extraordinary action is required in order to prevent an extraordinary and gross injustice. A brief review of the proceedings follows.

Harold Lee Pless, Sr. is a black-skinned "white collar" convict. He was charged with insurance fraud and was prosecuted twice in Mecklenburg County and once in Wake County, North Carolina. The results of those various prosecutions were as follows:...

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