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U.S. Supreme Court

Oct. 22, 2014

Supreme Court to consider pro-defense ruling by 9th Circuit

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it will review a controversial pro-inmate death penalty decision out of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday it will review a controversial pro-inmate death penalty decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.


The August 2012 ruling found that a San Quentin inmate on death row for 23 years should receive a new trial because the prosecutor struck all potential black and Hispanic jurors from the jury pool.


The 2-1 decision reversed the district court as ...

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