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: How Appealing"Supreme Court overturns death sentence; The justices rule that racial bias played an improper role in the 1996 Louisiana murder case; Prosecutors may retry the case"
Today in USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that "Court tosses verdict, death sentence in race-tinged case; Blacks were cut from jury in La. murder trial."
In The Christian Science Monitor, Warren Richey reports that "Supreme Court bars use of race in picking juries; Its 7-to-2 ruling Wednesday reverses a Louisiana death-penalty conviction."
In The Chicago Tribune, James Oliphant reports that "Supreme Court overturns death penalty in Louisiana case."
And The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports that "Supreme Court casts out murder conviction; Race used in picking jury in St. Rose man's death."
Full post as published by How Appealing on March 20, 2008 (boomark / email).
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