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Curtis Flowers' conviction overturned over removal of black jurors

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Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Flowers’ trial record showed ‘relentless effort’ by prosecutor to rid jury of black individuals

The supreme court has thrown out the murder conviction and death sentence of a black man in Mississippi because of a prosecutor’s efforts to keep African Americans off the jury.

 

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Disgusting, who cares what color the jury is. It’s about the evidence. Shame. Yet again racism rears it’s ugly head.

Wrong move

This is one aspect of US courts I just find strange. You can petition where a trial happens so you can change the ethnic mix of jurors + you get to almost hand pick those who are summoned.

I read this story at 8:00 am this morning. This is just vile! Where is the ACLU? I mean what the fuck?

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