It has been my experience that because of institutional and individual racism

Curry:
Objection.
A.
Yes, I can.
Q.
Are you able to look Mr. Curry in the eye and state truthfully that you did
not murder Brent Miller?
A.
Yes.
Curry:
Objection.
Q.
Are you able to look Ms. Bynum in the eye and tell her truthfully that you
did not murder Brent Miller?
Curry:
Objection.
A.
Yes. Yes, I can with the slightest movement of my head.
Q.
And if the jury were here today, would you be able to look each one of
them in the eye and testify that you did not murder Brent Miller?
Curry:
Objection. It’s awfully repetitive for a dying man.
A.
Yes.
Q.
Mr. Curry asked you no less than 13 times whether or not you knew Brent
Miller. Do you recall those 13 separate questions?
A.
I recall.
Curry:
Objection.

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Q.
And did I understand you correctly that you knew of Mr. Miller, but that
you did not personally know Mr. Miller?
A.
True.
Q.
All right. And I believe Mr. Curry asked you some questions regarding
burning down a prison. [This was referring to a prisoner protest Herman
had participated in at Orleans Parish Prison before he was sent to
Angola.]
 
Do you remember those questions?
A.
Yes.
Q.
Can you describe to me what, if anything, you did in that incident?
A.
We in that incident, we were making a statement basically because of the
conditions that were a part of the prison. There were many people outside
the prison and they wanted to know what was going on. And that was an
opportunity for us to make a statement. It wasn’t all that much of [what]
you’re talking about burning down the prison, . . . with all of us in it. It
was an idea that culminated from that. . . . It was a victory in order to
force the sheriff at that time to make changes. That’s what we wanted.