NAACP Macon branch wants justice to be served properly

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --The NAACP Macon branch and District Attorney David Cooke, held separate news conferences Monday to address concerns about the protocol for recent cases.

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Chapter leaders are bringing their concerns about protocol for recent cases to district attorney david cooke.

41nbc's jatrissa wooten has more.

"standup: district attorney david cooke junior is defending himself against claims from the naacp about what they say?-is unfair prosecution" sot: gwenette westbrooks president naacp macon branch "theres a lot of disparities in the way these cases are handled " president of the naacp macon branch says, some of the cases are manipulated by d.a cooke, and there is a pattern.

Westbrooks says for example, under cooke's ey?-a black person who committed a crime would go to superior court, while a person of another race who committed the same crime will be tried in state court.

"it has to end" cooke says his office has previously responded to some of the concerns made by the naacp.

He says his office considers each case based on evidence, no matter the race of the victim or defendant.

According to cook?he and his staff participated in bias training last year, and plan to do it again in september.

Cooke says he understands their concerns, but stands by his record.

Sot: willie dunas: vice president naacp macon branch "its not like we dont have a good relationship" the organization begin meeting with cooke last year after receiving over 2 dozens letters from inmates who signed a petition to get their cases looked at.

The naacp says there are several instances were cooke unfairly prosecuted defendants including the ronnie antwon smith case.

Mr. smith had been charged with misdemeanor sexual battery, but they say the case had not