Supreme Court Weighs Racial Bias in Death Row Case
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Supreme Court Justices Consider Racial Bias in Terry Pitchfords Death Row Case: A Repeat of the Curtis Flowers Ruling?
In this episode, the Supreme Court is set to rule on Terry Pitchfords case, a Black death row inmate from Mississippi. Pitchford claims racial bias in his jury selection, as the prosecutor, Doug Evans, struck four Black potential jurors, leaving only one on the panel. This case echoes the Curtis Flowers ruling from seven years ago, where the same court overturned a conviction due to Evanss pattern of excluding Black jurors. During oral arguments, justices criticized the trial judge and defense lawyers for their handling of the case. Pitchford, now forty after two decades in court, could potentially be exonerated by the high court, which could also send the case back down for further review.
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