US EditionLouisiana Republicans reject bill that would address split jury verdicts, a Jim Crow-era practice
- Louisiana Republican state senators rejected a bill on Wednesday that would let those convicted by now-banned split juries seek new trials.
- The bill arose because the U.S. Supreme Court deemed non-unanimous juries unconstitutional in 2020, and an estimated 1,000 incarcerated people were convicted under that practice.
- The practice, established at Louisiana's Jim Crow-era constitutional convention aimed at preserving white dominance, permitted convictions despite juror disagreement and disproportionately impacted Black defendants.
- The bill failed 9-26 along party lines, with supporters stating it only created a chance to request retrials, while opponents cited court burdens and lost or old evidence as concerns.
- With only a month left in the session, the bill likely failed permanently, leaving district attorneys to decide on handling old cases and advocates urging Louisiana to correct this injustice.
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Louisiana Senate rejects bill for new trials on Jim Crow juries
BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A segment of people in Louisiana prisons have lost their chance to appeal their cases. Proposed bill in Texas would prohibit minors from using social media. Learn tips for managing child’s online activity The Louisiana Senate failed to pass Senate Bill 218, which Senator Royce Duplessis introduced and would have allowed people convicted by "Jim Crow Juries" to receive new trials. In 1898, Louisiana adopted th…
Louisiana Senate rejects split jury retrial bill
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Louisiana Senate rejects bill allowing retrials for split jury convictions About 1,000 inmates convicted by non-unanimous juries impacted Bill aimed to address racially rooted Jim Crow-era practice GOP cites court burden and old evidence as opposition reasons A Louisiana bill that would have carved out a path for incarcerated people convicted by now-banned split juries the opportunity to ask for a new trial was rejected by R…
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Louisiana Republicans reject bill that would address split jury verdicts, a Jim Crow-era practice
A Louisiana bill that would have carved out a path for incarcerated people convicted by now-banned split juries to ask for a new trial has failed.
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shreveportbossieradvocate.comBill to let those convicted by nonunanimous juries get a retrial fails in Louisiana Senate
The Louisiana Senate on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have allowed prisoners convicted by nonunanimous juries to have their cases retried.
Louisiana Senate slams door on reconsidering older split-jury convictions • Louisiana Illuminator
Getty ImagesPersons imprisoned in Louisiana through unconstitutional split-jury verdicts still won’t have an avenue to challenge their convictions following a state Senate vote Wednesday. Republicans in the chamber overwhelmingly rejected a bill from Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, to allow people convicted by non-unanimous juries before 2018 to petition for their cases to be reviewed. The proposal failed on a 9-26 vote despite having the s…
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