Litigation
Aug. 31, 2012
9th Circuit reverses state death penalty verdict on racial bias grounds
The decision reverses the federal district court as well as the state Supreme Court, which affirmed the conviction 12 years ago.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Quentin inmate on death row for 23 years should receive a new trial because the prosecution used its peremptory challenges to strike all potential black and Hispanic jurors from the jury pool, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
The 2-1 decision reverses the district court as well as the state Supreme Court, which denied the inmate's petition 12 years ago. T...
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