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The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him.

By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner.

There was one Black juror in a trial with similarities to that of another Black man on Mississippi’s death row, whose conviction the high court overturned seven years ago.

Doug Evans, a now-retired prosecutor with a history of dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons, had excused four other Black people.

The Supreme Court ruled 40 years ago in Batson v. Kentucky that jurors could not be excused from service because of their race and set up a system by which trial judges could evaluate claims of discrimination and the race-neutral explanations by prosecutors.

Pitchford’s case focused on whether his lawyers did enough to object to Judge Joseph Loper’s rulings and whether the state Supreme Court acted reasonably in ruling they had not.

In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence and conviction of Curtis Flowers, because of what Justice Brett Kavanaugh described as a “relentless, determined effort to rid the jury of Black individuals.” Evans was the prosecutor in that case, and Loper presided over the final two of Flowers’ six trials.

Pitchford, now 40, was 18 when he and a friend decided to rob the Crossroads Grocery, just outside Grenada, in northern Mississippi. The friend shot store owner Reuben Britt three times, fatally wounding him, but was ineligible for the death penalty because he was younger than 18. Pitchford was tried for capital murder and was sentenced to death.

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 24 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I haven't read this yet, but I will bet a dollar that Thomas was among the 4

Edit: surprising fucking no one, Gorsuch, Alito, Barrett, and Thomas are in favor of killing black men. Genuinely, good on Kavanaugh (and the rest of them) for being on the right side of this

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

I keep hoping Barrett will side with the "liberal" justices because she did once, but she keeps disappointing me. Whenever there are oral discussions, she seems to take the time to understand the topic at hand and to understand the arguments for and against a case.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Nothing like fully understanding an issue and its nuances, yet taking a wrong and horrible stance anyway.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 21 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I am honestly shocked at this.

[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 19 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, how racist do you need to be for this supreme court to decide it's a bit much?

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 6 points 3 hours ago

Racism level: Mississippi.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

If Trump sues you, you're on the right track