Lehigh University Director of Africana Studies Dr. James Peterson, Jeantel’s style of speech was being “exploited” he says by the defense in particular, making it “difficult to stomach” for courtroom observers. “Jeantel is multilingual, comes to English as her second or third language, and speaks in a variety of English that is completely credible in her speech community,” said Peterson.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 20:28:46 +0000