"There's a number of widely held but erroneous notions about this population that have arguably driven public policy over the years, " Chaffin said.

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The teams' previous meeting had ended in controversy when Warnock fumed at the erroneous award of a corner that led to Stiliyan Petrov's late equaliser.

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"There's nothing about the trial that was erroneous or that would lead to a reversal of the verdict, " Ponvert said.

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