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Supreme court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case
Terry Pitchford, who was 18 when convicted of murder, argued that Black jurors were excluded from his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US supreme court on Thursday ruled in favor of Terry Pitchford, a Black man convicted of capital murder and on death row in Mississippi , who claimed that his conviction was due to the jury having racial bias. The justices sided with Pitchford in a 5-4 vote. Continue reading...
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Terry Pitchford, who was 18 when convicted of murder, argued that Black jurors were excluded from his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US supreme court on Thursday ruled in favor of Terry Pitchford, a Black man convicted of capital murder and on death row in Mississippi , who claimed that his conviction was due to the jury having racial bias. The justices sided with Pitchford in a 5-4 vote. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, Supreme court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case, Terry Pitchford, who was 18 when convicted of murder, argued that Black jurors were excluded from his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US supreme court on Thursday ruled in favor of Terry Pitchford, a Black man convicted of capital murder and on death row in Mississippi , who claimed that his conviction was due to the jury having racial bias. The justices sided with Pitchford in a 5-4 vote. Continue reading…
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