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Criminal career cut short.(EXERCISING THE RIGHT)(Merterries Burton)(Brief article)

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Merterries Burton "was a student at ... an alternative school for middle and high school students with discipline problems," reported the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and in April had been charged with burglary. On May 9, a Friday afternoon, Burton added to his criminal resume by joining two other youths breaking into an Atlanta house.

This would prove to be a fatal mistake. The ...

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