The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of Terry Pitchford, a Black man convicted of capital murder and currently on death row in Mississippi. Pitchford argued that racial bias led to the exclusion of Black jurors from his trial. The decision was made with a 5-4 vote.
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Terry Pitchford in Racial Bias Case
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Terry Pitchford, who claimed racial bias in his capital murder trial in Mississippi. The ruling was decided by a narrow 5-4 vote.
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