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John Elmore stated about his book, “As a Defense Attorney, I spend a lot of time counseling young
African-American men and women about making better lives for themselves and avoiding lives of crime. Many that I have spoken
to are doing very well in life; one of my former clients is now a law school graduate and practicing criminal defense attorney.
However, some of the young people have engaged in progressively worse behavior and are now either serving long prison terms
or dead. This has been very disheartening. I have also witnessed many young black men and women, who have been wrongfully
accused and convicted of crimes because they did not understand the system and lacked the tools to survive it. It hurts me
to see so many of our young African-American men going to jail instead of college. Many go to jail, having been wrongfully
convicted of crimes that they did not commit. Others will go to jail because of a lack of economic opportunities; and others
go to jail simply because they did not have someone to show them a better way. I hope this book will serve as a tool to wake
up and fight to save the lives of the next generation of African-American young people, so that they will avoid the criminal
justice system. I hope it will educate you and your loved ones about the system and help you make intelligent decisions about
the way you conduct your lives.”
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John V. Elmore is a practicing
Criminal Defense Attorney with offices in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York. He was co-counsel with Attorney James Harrington
in Western New York’s first Death Penalty case in forty years. Their efforts resulted in a life sentence for Jonathan
Parker, convicted in the shooting of Buffalo Police Officer Charles McDougald. He is a former New York State Trooper, Manhattan
Assistant District Attorney and New York State Assistant Attorney General. John Elmore has taught Criminal Justice Administration
at Buffalo State College and Medaille College. John Elmore has lectured at various continuing legal seminars sponsored by
the New York State Capital Defender’s Office, the Erie County Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association.
As a life member of the N.A.A.C.P.,
John Elmore has served as a board member and volunteer attorney for the Buffalo branch of the N.A.A.C.P. for ten years. He
is a past board member of the William-Emslie YMCA. John Elmore has been a board member, coach, and sponsor in the Kensington-Bailey
Little League. John Elmore is a sponsor of youth teams in the Niagara Falls Boys Club and Buffalo Police Athletic League Basketball
programs. For several years he was a participant in the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity mentoring program. His dedication to youth
was highlighted when John Elmore received Parents Magazine’s Good Neighbor Award
John Elmore is the Author of
Fighting For Your Life; An African-American
Criminal Justice Survival Guide. According to the book description, “Powerfully written by John V. Elmore, Esq.
and edited by Yvonne Rose, with a foreword by Tony Rose, Publisher of Amber books, FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE Will Teach You:
How to Choose the Best Attorney to Help You Win Your Personal Fight for Justice; Understand Your Rights and Know What to Do
if You Are Arrested; Survive if You Get Caught up in the Criminal Justice System; How to Check Your Appearance and Conduct
in Court to Get the Best Possible Outcome; Everything You Need to Know About Bail, Juries and Jail; How Drugs & Alcohol
can Lead to a Life of Crime and Torment….How to Make the right Choices.”
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