U.S. Supreme Court
Mar. 21, 2008
Justices Toss Murder Conviction, Death Sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a Louisiana murder conviction and death sentence Wednesday in a case in which the prosecutor compared a black defendant to O.J. Simpson.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a Louisiana murder conviction and death sentence Wednesday in a case in which the prosecutor compared a black defendant to O.J. Simpson.
The justices, by a 7-2 vote, ruled that the prosecutor acted with discriminatory intent by keeping blacks off the jury. ...
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