A former Georgia governor and members of the state’s legal and civil rights communities have sent letters to a federal judge in support of a former Georgia legislator who faces a possible federal prison sentence this week.

The letters, praising the character and accomplishments of former state representative and longtime civil rights advocate Tyrone Brooks, often included pleas for leniency. They were sent to U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg in advance of Brooks’ sentencing hearing in federal court this week.

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