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Amari Pollard attorney files to withdraw guilty plea

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RICHMOND, Va. -- The attorney for Amari Pollard, the gunman in the deadly Graduation Day shooting, has filed to rescind Pollard's guilty plea.

Pollard's attorney made the following statement regarding the withdrawal:

“I believe that the judge erred, as I've stated in my motion, and I know that I erred after the self-defense instruction was struck down. You simply cannot have that many errors and still have Justice for Amari Pollard.”

Pollard's attorney, Jason Anthony

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