Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jun. 1, 2018
Liu dissents in death penalty affirmance over dismissal of black jurors
The state Supreme Court affirmed a death penalty verdict Thursday for a defendant convicted of rape and torture in an opinion in which the lone dissenting justice questioned the legitimacy of the jury selection process.
The state Supreme Court affirmed a death penalty verdict Thursday for a defendant convicted of rape and torture in an opinion in which the lone dissenting justice questioned the legitimacy of the jury selection process.
Justice Goodwin Liu contended the prosecution improperly dismissed every prospective black juror in a trial multiple justices agreed had "definite racial overtones."
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