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Sam Levine

Judge orders new trial for US woman sentenced to six years for trying to register to vote

Pamela Moses seen hugging Lemichael Wilson outside City Hall during a May Day rally in 2019.
Pamela Moses seen hugging Lemichael Wilson outside City Hall during a May Day rally in 2019. Photograph: Jim Weber/AP

A Memphis judge has ordered a new trial for Pamela Moses, a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote.

The case attracted national attention following a Guardian report, because of the severity of the sentence. Moses said she had no idea she was ineligible.

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