While the Second Amendment has been hogging the spotlight of late, the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States deserves consideration in the wake of a local homicide case.
Jamauhle Brown, 32, is facing charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, committing a felony in furtherance of street gang activity and other offenses related to the 2010 death of Michael E. Smith, of Sedalia. During a pre-trial conference Tuesday, Brown ripped off an expletive-filled rant after his public defender, Kathleen Brown, requested a continuance for his trial, which had been scheduled for March 5. Regardless of the defendant’s guilt or innocence on the charges he faces, we understand his frustration with the process.
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